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Congressman Mike Turner has sent letters to Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and President Barack Obama in the last two days urging the reinstatement of civilian employees working in the Department of Defense.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, has written to Acting Inspector General Lynne Halbrooks to request further information regarding the ongoing "Audit of the Navy Commercial Access Control System." The goal of the audit which began in September 2012 is "to determine whether the Navy Commercial Access Control System (NCACS) is mitigating access control
risks to Navy installations," according to a October 2012 memorandum from the Department of Defense.
Rep Mike Turner (R-Ohio), joined The Wall Street Journal This Morning to explain why President Obama needs to start doing his homework.
General Motors leaders felt "pressured" to make whole the pensions of union-represented Delphi retirees as the federal government guided the automaker out of bankruptcy four years ago, an investigator told a U.S. House committee Wednesday.
Retirees represented by the United Auto Workers had "leverage" to lengthen GM's stay in bankruptcy, while salaried retirees lacked that leverage, said Christy Romero, the special inspector general for the federal government's Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP). Romero is a law enforcement officer.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, challenged Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the effects of sequestration on personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the cost for our military to enter a conflict in Syria. The exchange took place today during a House Armed Services Full Committee Hearing on the proposed Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria.
A clip from today's hearing is included.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), released the following statement regarding the report released today by the Special Inspector General Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) on "Treasury's Role in the Decision for General Motors (GM) To Provide Pension Payments to Delphi Employees:
This morning, I appeared on Fox and Friends to talk about my concerns over military action in Syria. I am in Washington today to receive a classified briefing from the Administration on their proposed military response. I strongly believe the President has failed to make the case to the American people. There are significant risks to launching an attack on Syria and we don't know who we are fighting for. The President has mishandled this situation from the very beginning and shown a complete lack of leadership with his imaginary redline. I will not support any funding request for an attack until the President acts to remove the burdens of sequestration from our military.