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Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, today joined Varney & Co. on the FOX Business Network to discuss the IRS' targeting of conservative organizations and its direct link to Washington, D.C.
Today at a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congressman Mike Turner uncovered through questioning that Cincinnati IRS officials have been contacted by the Department of Justice following the revelation that IRS officials targeted conservative organizations.
The United States should help our European allies to diversify their energy sources, specifically natural gas, easing their dependence on unfriendly or unstable regions and regimes, from Russia to North Africa and the Middle East.
Increasing Europe's energy security will strengthen U.S. security partnerships, bolster our national security, help our economy and create job opportunities here at home.
Congressman Mike Turner is announcing a grant of $355,000 in support of the Fayette County Airport in Washington Court House, Ohio. This grant will fund the construction of a new access road from the public use road to the airport terminal.
"The Fayette County Airport is an important link for commerce in the region. Providing access to this facility is important to the local economy and to the residents of Fayette County," said Turner.
Fayette County Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport, located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Washington Court House.
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Turner, who is Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, discussed the furloughs that went into effect Monday for more than 10,000 Department of Defense civilian employees at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Congressman Mike Turner is announcing a grant of $757,000 to St. Vincent de Paul Social Services, Inc. to help combat veterans' homelessness. St. Vincent de Paul is a nonprofit organization, annually serving over 100,000 people in need. The grant, which comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Services for Veterans Families program, will serve approximately 254 participant households throughout southwest Ohio. Specifically, households in Dayton and Kettering in Montgomery County, as well as those in Clark, Greene, Preble, Darke, and Miami Counties will benefit from this grant.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement as the National Air and Space Intelligence Center issued its Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat Report today:
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, joined Bloomberg's 'In the Loop' with Betty Liu to talk about NSA leaker Edward Snowden, the crisis in Egypt, and the effects of sequestration furloughs on Department of Defense civilian employees:
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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, took to the House Floor today to call on the Senate and President Obama to come to the table and find a solution to the devastating effects of sequestration. Yesterday, over 14,000 Department of Defense civilian employees were furloughed in Turner's community. Turner, in his floor speech, highlighted the ripple effect on businesses and families in southwest Ohio.
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