Rep. Michael Turner

Republican  •  3rd District, Ohio  •  5th Term  •  Sworn In 2003
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06/02/12
Grade cards show polarized Congress

Tim Ryan, D-Niles. In the most recent scorecard, there are nuances in numerical scores, however: Among Republicans, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, received a high score of 30. Jordan, whose district covers an 11-county area that includes Champaign and ..

Source: Dayton Daily News
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05/31/12
Help for troops in custody cases

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday night approved a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner that could help service members in child custody cases. By a vote of 390-2, the House sent the measure to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain because of ...

Source: Oxford Press
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05/31/12
Washington's Daft Punk justification for wasteful military spending

But we still have this boondoggle on our hands, thanks to lawmakers like Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who has attempted to appropriate $160 million back to the facility; failing to acknowledge the growing body of evidence that the facility isn't needed.

Source: YAHOO!
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05/31/12
Turner’s military child custody law passed House

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 390 to 2 to pass the Servicemember Family Protection Act, which was introduced by U.S. Rep Mike Turner, R-Centerville. “With every deployment, our men and women in uniform live with the constant fear

Source: The Business Journal
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05/31/12
House, Senate face off over defense bill

Already, though, House Republicans are questioning the plan. “The Senate is shirking its responsibility,” Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) told POLITICO. An across-the-board cut in the civilian workforce, he said, is a sneaky way to stay within the ...

Source: Politico.com
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05/31/12
Washington's Daft Punk justification for wasteful military spending

...might just sit there with nothing to do." But we still have this boondoggle on our hands, thanks to lawmakers like Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who has attempted to appropriate $160 million back to the facility; failing to acknowledge the growing body of

Source: The Week
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05/31/12
Turner’s military child custody law passes House

...U.S. House of Representatives voted 390 to 2 to pass the Servicemember Family Protection Act, which was introduced by U.S. Rep Mike Turner, R-Centerville. Deployed members of the military are a step closer to having a law that protects their child custo

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05/27/12
VA mental health care wait too long

Even so, some members of Congress have criticized the findings. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, a member of the Senate Veterans Committee, and U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said extended wait times .

Source: Dayton Daily News
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05/26/12
Turner adopts role for Romney campaign

WASHINGTON — These days, it’s hard to miss Republican Congressman Mike Turner. Like earlier this month on the cable news channel MSNBC, when he accused President Barack Obama of “politicizing’’ the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden ...

Source: Dayton Daily News
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05/25/12
Congressman Turner defends duties on Chinese candles

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, has joined other House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in defending an antidumping duty on petroleum wax candles from China. Representatives wrote a letter to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson to ...

Source: The Business Journal
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05/25/12
Congressman Turner defends duties on Chinese candles

...was printed from Dayton Business Journal U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, has joined other House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in defending an antidumping duty on petroleum wax candles from China. Representatives wrote a letter to Secretar

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05/23/12
GOP lawmaker presses Obama on reports of ‘secret’ missile deal

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) is not backing down from his allegations that President Obama has a “secret deal” with Russia on missile defense. Turner sent another letter to President Obama on Wednesday that urged the White House to explain what missile ..

Source: Thehill.com
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05/23/12
Follow the Defense Dollars -- If You Can

Then Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) added provisions to the NDAA that took the money for the plutonium lab that had been cut from the Department of Energy's budget and added it to the Department of Defense's budget. Project On Government Oversight ...

Source: Huffington Post
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05/22/12
Defense panel says Dayton region must be proactive

“We just can’t wait till 2015; we have to start today,” Hoagland said. Note: The defense forum also featured several keynote addresses from Lt. Gen. Tom Owen, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek.

Source: The Business Journal
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05/22/12
General: Air Force to pressure defense firms on costs

Other keynote speakers at the event included U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek. The two spoke about the overall effort to protect the missions and units at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from ...

Source: The Business Journal
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05/22/12
Cloture Club names Capitol Hill's best dressed

...Sewell, D-Ala., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. Speaker of the House John Boehner made the men's list, which was filled with only Republicans. Also among them, Reps. David Dreier, R-Calif., Allen West, R-Fla., Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., and Mike Turner, R-Ohi

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05/22/12
General: Air Force to pressure defense firms on costs

...will not be personnel cuts at the program office level and below. Other keynote speakers at the event included U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, and U.S. Rep. Steve Austria, R-Beavercreek. The two spoke about the overall effort to protect the missio

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05/20/12
First Read: Bush cautiously campaigning

Mike DeWine at a country club in Kettering, OH, a campaign stop with DeWine and Rep. Mike Turner in Dayton, and finally, an open-press reception for GOP candidate Chris Wakim in Fairmont, WV.  Wakim faces the ethically challenged Rep. Alan Mollohan (D ...

Source: msnbc.com
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05/19/12
Budget inaction will result in fiscal storm

“I would not support a tax increase on the middle class now.” Republicans such as Rep. Mike Turner of Centerville oppose repealing the Bush tax cuts and said any increases in tax revenue should go directly toward reducing the $15.7 trillion national de

Source: Dayton Daily News
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05/19/12
Claims of Obama's ‘secret deal’ with Russia draw Democrats’ ire

No one in Congress has been more vocal about Obama’s comments than Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), who chairs the Armed Services subcommittee that deals with missile defense. Turner mentioned a secret deal seven times during the committee mark-up of the ...

Source: Thehill.com
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05/18/12
Air Force to shut down Aero Club at WPAFB

The shutdown of the 321-member club is likely to occur within 60 days. Aero Club members, with the support of U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, were granted a hearing on April 2 by Gladney to present their case that the flying club could be operated pr

Source: Dayton Daily News
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05/18/12
Former U.S. Nuclear Commander Startles With Proposal To Cut Weapons Arsenal By 80%

The chairman of a House subcommittee that helps shape the nation’s nuclear arsenal, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), has been scathing about the Obama administration’s consideration of new cuts in the arsenal’s size. A shift in U.S. targeting ...

Source: NJ TODAY
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05/18/12
Nuclear safety amendments rejected by House committee

An amendment filed by Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and supported by Hastings is expected to be considered. The amendment would clarify that "adequate protection" is the nuclear safety standard for defense nuclear facilities and that nuclear safety ...

Source: Tri-City Herald
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05/18/12
Former U.S. nuclear commander startles with proposal to cut weapons arsenal by 80%

...R. Jeffrey Smith iWatch News The chairman of a House subcommittee that helps shape the nation's nuclear arsenal, Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), has been scathing about the Obama administration's consideration of new cuts in the arsenal's size. A shift in U.

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05/18/12
Money in Politics This Week

...“There are national groups dropping in and out of communities without it being clear as to their interests,” said Rep. Mike Turner, a Dayton, Ohio Republican. 3. Proponents of increased disclosure of campaign contributions and curbing rampant spendi

Source: ReformNY
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05/17/12
Carmen Burnette Act brings hands-on CPR training to schools

The bill had been introduced during the current General Assembly session by Sen. Jim Tracy and Rep. Mike Turner. As it made its way through the committee, an amendment to the bill was proposed by Rep. Ryan Williams of Cookeville that it be known as the ...

Source: Herald-Citizen
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05/17/12
Carmen Burnette Act brings hands-on CPR training to schools

The bill had been introduced during the current General Assembly session by Sen. Jim Tracy and Rep. Mike Turner. As it made its way through the committee, an amendment to the bill was proposed by Rep. Ryan Williams of Cookeville that it be known as the ...

Source: Herald-Citizen
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05/16/12
Joe Hallett: Politicians of all stripes hate new rule

... are national groups dropping in and out of communities without it being clear as to their interests,” said Rep. Mike Turner, a Dayton Republican. “Funding sources need to be clearly identified in campaigns.” Even Rep. Jim Jordan ...

Source: LimaOhio.com
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05/16/12
Biden stumps in Valley today

“The vice president will have to answer to the president’s energy policy,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Turner of Dayton, R-3rd, who spoke to reporters on a conference call arranged by the Republican National Committee. Turner said Obama is a ...

Source: Vindy.com
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05/16/12
HAMTC worries bill could erode Hanford worker safety

The amendment, filed by Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, as chairman of the Armed Forces Strategic Forces Subcommittee, would clarify that "adequate protection" is the nuclear safety standard for defense nuclear facilities and that nuclear safety ...

Source: Bellingham Herald
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