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Congress Should Pass a Budget

For nearly seven months this year, Congress has failed to produce a budget. Each day, red ink continues to flow from Congress, further damaging the American economy. On June 23rd, 2010 the House Majority Leader said the House could not pass a budget until the bipartisan Commission on Deficit Reduction makes its recommendations – at the end of the year, after Election [...]

Turner Questions Treasury Secretary’s Commitment to Preventing Foreclosures

No one needs to explain the depth of the mortgage foreclosure crisis to us in Southwestern Ohio, but the statistics are still astounding. In 2010, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took over a foreclosed home approximately every 90 [...]

Turner Supports Common Sense Economic Policies

At a time when Washington seems overwhelmed with the desire to spend enormous sums of taxpayer dollars, Mike Turner has been a voice for fiscal restraint and common sense.  Mike Turner has represented your values with his voting record:

• Voted twice against the government takeover of health care
• Voted against the $700 Billion [...]

President Shifts Focus to Jobs in State of the Union

Last week, the president appeared before Congress and the nation to deliver his first State of the Union address. During his speech, he presented his legislative agenda and national priorities to the American people. The president was correct in making job creation the central focus of his speech. Unfortunately, the president’s strategy for creating jobs and growing our economy by expanding government spending and continuing to flaunt the federal stimulus is the wrong [...]

Turner Meets with NASA Administrator; Writes Letter in Support of Retired Space Shuttle Orbiter at Air Force Museum

Congressman Michael Turner has sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles F. Bolden reiterating his support of the space agency assigning a retired space shuttle orbiter for public display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, [...]

Turner Hands Geithner another 30 Questions Investigating Treasury’s Role in Reducing Delphi Salaried Retirees’ Pensions

Congressman Michael Turner today presented Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner with an additional 30 questions examining the Treasury Department’s involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees’ pension [...]

Turner Questions Treasury Secretary Geithner on Department’s Role in Cutting Delphi Salaried Retirees Pensions

Congressman Mike Turner today announced he has submitted questions to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner investigating the Treasury Department’s involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees’ pension [...]

Rep. Turner Applauds DHL’s Decision to Donate Wilmington Air Park to Clinton County

Congressman Mike Turner today issued the following statement in response to DHL’s announcement they will transfer ownership of the Wilmington Air Park and donate the facility to the Clinton County Port [...]

Challenges Facing our Community in the New Decade

As we enter a new decade, there are many challenges that our nation continues to face. Issues such as economic recovery, unemployment, access to affordable health care, and rebounding from the housing crisis are on the minds of many [...]

Delphi Retirees Deserve Equal and Fair Treatment

Last week, I testified before the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions investigating Delphi’s bankruptcy and the management of its former employees’ pension plans. [...]