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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.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement following the President's remarks today:
"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."
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Congressman Mike Turner, Co-Chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, and co-sponsor of Better Enforcement for Sexual Assault Free Environments Act of 2013 (BE SAFE) Act, released the following statement following the Department of Defense briefing regarding the new sexual assault prevention and response initiatives:
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement as the Department of Defense has announced that civilian worker furloughs will be decreased from 11 to 6: