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Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, today at a hearing held by the House Armed Services Committee questioned leaders of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps on the impact of sequestration on their operations.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) today joined in introducing the Revitalize America Act, which seeks to help reinvigorate and reinvest in America's older industrial cities by freeing up $1.9 billion in federal aid to help remove blight and repurpose abandoned properties to productive use.

The bill, which has bipartisan support and is sponsored by Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI), would give 18 states and the District of Columbia greater flexibility to spend up to 25 percent of previously allocated money under the "Hardest Hit" program to demolish and repurpose vacant units. The legislation, if passed, would free up funding for states to use on removing blight in communities.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) has written to President Barack Obama, urging him to show leadership on averting sequestration – something he promised Americans would "not happen." Turner voted against the Budget Control Act of 2011, because he knew we'd be right where we are today – trillions more in debt and no leadership on solving our government's long-term spending problem.

Following a U.S. Department of Commerce ruling today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) and Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) commended the Obama Administration decision to defend manufacturing workers and jobs at Appleton Papers, Inc. in West Carrollton. Last month, Brown and Portman led a bipartisan group of eight senators and representatives in calling on the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose duties on a foreign paper producer.

Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, today at a hearing held by the House Armed Services Committee, highlighted the impact of sequestration on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and questioned Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey on missile defense.