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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) wrote today to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar calling for the release of the study on PFAS, a chemical formerly used at military installations such as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Congressman Mike Turner's (OH-10) amendment to the Farm Bill allowing Central State University to receive equal federal funding passed the House by voice vote. Turner's amendment evens the playing field between all historically black 1890 land-grant institutions. Without Turner's amendment, Central State University was disadvantaged and unable to receive the same level of federal funding as other historically black colleges.

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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) with Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer and Greene County Commissioners at the Greene County Jail on May 4, 2018.

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces wrote today to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and the White House calling for an immediate public release of a water contamination study conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces was able to secure $182 million for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA). The President's budget request had called for a phase one of a new building at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), located at WPAFB, to be authorized at $116 million. Chairman Turner was able to secure funding for the full project rather than a phase of it, and in doing so added $66 million to the funding WPAFB would receive for the building.

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee marked up the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) wrote today to the Director of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) stating his strong opposition to OPM's recommendation of cutting benefits for federal workers, over 30,000 of which reside in Congressman Turner's district.

Congressman Turner wrote:

"I am writing in strong opposition to your letter sent on May 4, 2018 to Speaker Paul D. Ryan in which you recommended legislative proposals seeking to cut benefits for federal workers.

Chairman Mike Turner of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement following the President's decision to withdraw from the Iran Deal: