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  • Honoring our Nation’s Veterans
    Nov 10, 2010  - Our annual observance of Veterans Day is an occasion to honor the millions of men and women who have served with honor and distinction in our nation's Armed Forces, through times of war and in times of peace. It is also an opportunity for us to reflect upon the significance of one of our most solemn... More
  • Rebuilding Ohio’s Manufacturing Base is Critical to the Future Economic Health of Our Region
    Nov 5, 2010  - The last decade has been challenging for the State of Ohio’s manufacturing sector, especially here in the Dayton region.  Between May 2000 and May 2010, the Dayton metropolitan area lost over half of its production workforce, around 42,000 manufacturing jobs.  The unemployment rate in Clinton, Montg... More
  • NASIC, Wright-Patterson Play Vital Role in U.S. National Security, SW Ohio Economy
    Oct 12, 2010  - Recently, our region and the national security of the United States won a major victory when we prevented jobs from being stolen away from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB).  As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, I a... More
  • Celebrating the 223rd Anniversary of the Signing of the U.S. Constitution
    Sep 29, 2010  - At the top of the staircase leading to the visitor’s gallery in the House of Representatives, there is a painting depicting the signing of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787. The huge 18-by-26-foot canvas, painted by the artist Howard Chandler Christy, was completed in 1940 ... More
  • Health Care Bill’s Medical Device Excise Tax Stymies Economic Development and Innovation
    Sep 17, 2010  - In March, I voted against the government takeover of health care in part because it imposed over 500 billion dollars of additional taxes, fees, and costs on an already struggling economy.  That half a trillion dollars is money that the federal government is going to take out of the economy from empl... More
  • Congress must act to forestall imminent tax increases
    Sep 8, 2010  - Early in my first term in Congress, I voted in favor of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. I supported this legislation during a previous economic downturn, because the best way to stimulate our economy, create jobs, and ultimately grow government revenues is to allow hard-wo... More
  • Time to forget about Cap and Trade
    Aug 27, 2010  - Over the past month, news reports have suggested that the Majority in Congress are considering a lame duck session, following the November elections, to push controversial and far-reaching legislation. Members of Congress who have retired or been defeated for reelection are asked to vote on legislat... More
  • Social Security meets the needs of America’s senior citizens for 75 years
    Aug 17, 2010  - By Congressman Michael Turner On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. This landmark legislation has provided our senior citizens with a basic level of retirement security for 75 years.  As President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into la... More
  • Resolution Congratulating UD Basketball Team Passes the House
    Aug 10, 2010  - By Congressman Michael Turner On July 26, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 1456, legislation I introduced earlier this year congratulating the University of Dayton’s Men’s Basketball team for winning the 2010 National Invitational Tournament (NIT).  The bill passed unanimously, on a bipar... More
  • Boy Scouts of America Celebrates its 100th anniversary
    Aug 5, 2010  - By Congressman Michael Turner Thousands of Boy Scouts from all 50 States and across the globe recently traveled through our Nation’s Capital to attend the seventeenth National Scout Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia. This year’s National Jamboree, an event held generally every four years since... More