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Today, Senator Rob Portman and Congressman Mike Turner announced their support of a decision by the U.S. Marine Corps to maintain their Hull Machining Line at the Joint Services Manufacturing Center (JSMC) in Lima, Ohio. Following the Obama Administration's cancellation of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) Program, the Marine Corps' Program Manager began reviewing the future use of all EFV-associated equipment procured as part of that program.

Today, Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approving a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to produce documents specified in the Committee's October 12, 2011 subpoena. Turner is a senior member of the committee which has broad oversight and investigational responsibility.

Today, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee in Strategic Forces, released the following statement in response to the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin today at the G-20 Summit in Mexico:

Today, Congressman Mike Turner responded to the release of the RAND Corporation's analysis of the reorganization of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and the Air Force decision to proceed with the process. In late January 2012, the Secretary of the Air Force asked RAND to conduct the required independent review of AFMC's proposed reorganization. In an effort to streamline the AFMC, the Air Force decided to restructure the major Command headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from 12 Centers to 5. The 5-Center construct was announced in November 2011 as a major part of AFMC's response to a Department of Defense challenge to find efficiencies and save taxpayer dollars.

Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon the announcement that on Wednesday, June 20^th, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will convene to consider a report holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for his failure to produce documents specified in the Committee's October 12, 2011, subpoena. Turner is a senior member of the committee which has broad oversight and investigational responsibility.

Today, the House approved language in the FY 2013 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill offered by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) which would require unspent Congressional office funds to be returned to the Treasury Department and allocated towards debt reduction. Without this provision, these funds could have instead be "reprogrammed" for other budget purposes.

Congressman Mike Turner gave remarks at the Air Force Association's Breakfast Seminar Series. Turner, who is Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, focused on the need for reform at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the need for sound and effective management of our nuclear security enterprise.

The full text of Congressman Turner's remarks follow below.

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Today the House passed the Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 436) by a vote of 270-146, which would repeal the Obamacare excise tax on manufacturers of medical devices. Congressman Mike Turner last year introduced H.R. 1310 which would repeal the tax on manufacturers of medical devices for first responder. Turner introduced the bill in response to the burdens the tax places on medical device manufacturers in the Third Congressional District and across the nation.