Congressman Mike Turner » TARP

My Statement on the President’s State of the Union Address

miketurnerblog — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:33:22 +0000

This evening the President rightly recognized the American people’s call for both parties to work together. I was encouraged to hear of his support to keep our country competitive in research and technology in the innovative spirit of the Wright brothers. [...]

Congress Should Pass a Budget

miketurnerblog — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:32:10 +0000

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 Supports Common Sense Economic Policies

miketurnerblog — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:19:29 +0000

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 [...]

Congress Passes Bill to Increase Scrutiny of TARP Fund Use

miketurnerblog — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:53:46 +0000

U.S. Representative Mike Turner today announced the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1242, legislation to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Assets Relief Program. H.R. 1242 passed the House Wednesday evening by a 421 to 0 [...]

It’s Time to Halt the Government’s Takeover of the Economy

miketurnerblog — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:46:41 +0000

According to news accounts, the Treasury Department isn’t ruling out keeping the federal government’s bailout program going beyond its one-year authorization. [...]