Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Michael R. Turner [R, OH-10]

No, the Third IRS Hearing on Capitol Hill Isn't Cracking the Case Open

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...didn't. Maloney said she would push to see that it was. "Do you agree that [this] doesn't represent our democratic values?," Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio asked Shulman. Shulman grimaced. Issa pressed George to explain why he didn't reveal details of the inv

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Pending legislation addressing culture of sexual assault in the military

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...cannot be retaliated against for reporting sexual violence and misconduct. Massachusetts Rep. Niki Tsongas (D) and Ohio Rep. Mike Turner (R). Better Enforcement for Sexual Assault Free Environments Act of 2013, The Be Safe Act, removes the convening aut

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Turner plays 'Hardball' on MSNBC

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Ohio (WDTN) - U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton sat for what resulted in a contentious one-one-one interview with MSNBC's Chris Matthews earlier this week. On Monday's edition of Hardball , Turner and Matthews sparred over the Obama Administration's initi

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5 fixes for the IRS

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...are big consequences for employees who engage in such targeting activities again — right up to throwing the workers in jail. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced legislation this week that would give IRS employees who com

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Tougher discipline for IRS employees set aside, at least for now

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...importance of it.” He meanwhile introduced the plan as separate legislation. A similar bill was offered in the House Monday by Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio). “Americans of all political beliefs have been rightly outraged by the revelation of the IRS’

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Rep. Mike Turner Introduce Bills Banning IRS Political Targeting

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...law, employees, would face a fine of up to $5,000, five years in prison, or both. This legislation is a swift response to facts reported on by the Associated Press that IRS officials were targeting conservative groups as early as June 2011 – at least

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Congress to probe IRS targeting of conservative groups

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...what happened here." Lawmakers immediately introduced legislation aimed at stopping the IRS from targeting political groups. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, introduced a measure that would make it a crime for IRS employees to discriminate against a group base

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Bipartisanship Rings Out on Capitol Hill and the White House Over IRS Scandal

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Camp, R-Mich., announced Friday he plans to schedule hearings immediately to get to the bottom of what happened in Ohio. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, introduced legislation on Monday in direct response to the scandal, which would make unfairly targeting gr

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Rubio bill addresses IRS targeting scandal

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...Republicans unveiled legislation Monday that would require the agency to fire employees found targeting such groups. Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) unveiled matching bills in the House and Senate Monday that would require the IR

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Army secretary tours Lima's Abrams tank line

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...than Monday’s tour by Assistant Secretary of the Army Heidi Shyu, who is in charge of acquiring goods for the Army. U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton, chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, accompanied Shyu. Turn

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IRS agents who target political groups would face jail time under House bill

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...- punishable by jail time - for an IRS agent to target groups based on their political beliefs. The bill, drafted by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, was introduced after the IRS acknowledged Friday that it singled out Tea Party and other conservative org

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Congress boils over on IRS

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...agency that has behaved in such a manner can possibly instill any faith and respect from the American public. Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), introduced a bill that would toughen penalties allowed against IRS employees for unfairly targeting certain

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Rep. Mike Turner seeks jail time for IRS agents who launch political investigations

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...GOP congressman Mike Turner has teamed up with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican, to introduce legislation that would make it a crime for Internal Revenue Service agents to launch politically motivated investigations. Their bill was prompted b

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House Members Push Bill on Military Sexual Assault

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

A House Republican and Democrat are pushing a bill that would strip the authority of military officers to overturn convictions for major offenses such as sexual assault. Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio and Democratic Rep. Niki Tsongas of Massachusett

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Lawmakers and White House Taking Steps on Military Sexual Assaults

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...about some of the things that could be done administratively through the military," The Washington Democrat said. Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, along with Democratic Rep. Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts, the co-chairs of the House Military Sexual A

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W.H., Hill press military on assaults

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...said, “was more one of information-gathering rather than any sort of endorsement of specific legislation.” Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio and Democratic Rep. Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts, who co-chair the House Military Sexual Assault Preventi

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Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...House and Senate to discuss steps to stop the growing number of sexual assaults in the uniformed services. Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, a sponsor of legislation and a participant in Thursday's meeting, said the group discussed the various bills

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Lawmakers, White House Discuss Sexual Assault

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...of the House and Senate to discuss steps to stop the growing number of sexual assaults in the uniformed services. Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, a sponsor of legislation and a participant in Thursday's meeting, said the group discussed the various

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AFN passes on sexual assault documentary; will be used in training

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...film to run on Armed Forces Network for all to see. “We trust the men and women to make lethal and important decisions on a daily basis,” said Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. “I think we can trust them to view a documentary on their own without supervis

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Lawmakers, White House discuss sexual assault

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z