Aug 16 2012
“Budget Cuts Could Cost Thousands of Jobs in Ohio, Impact Military”
Rep. Turner’s Forum Brings Focus to Sequestration Impacts on Local Communities
Washington - House Armed Services Committee Member Michael Turner (OH) hosted a community forum this week featuring local business leaders who all attested to the damage that sequestration would have on jobs and defense in the Dayton, Ohio area. "We are drowning in a sea of uncertainty,” Panel Member Sam Greenwood said about sequestration. Excerpts from a Dayton Daily News story about the forum are featured here with more news on the forum below: Budget Cuts Could Cost Thousands of Jobs in Ohio, Impact Military Dayton Daily News DAYTON — Congressional and defense industry leaders worry impending automatic budget cuts — known as sequestration — could cost thousands of jobs and mean deep cuts to weapon systems and operations, and some observers don’t expect a solution before the November election. “There is a broad feeling that implementation in this fashion would cause chaos,” said Michael Gessel, vice president of the Dayton Development Coalition’s Washington, D.C. office. “That this is a catastrophic way to deal with government spending.” … U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has projected cuts of 4,000 to 5,000 civilian job losses in the Miami Valley region tied to Wright-Patterson and a $1.5 billion toll to Ohio’s economy. … Other News About the Forum: WDTN-TV: Turner to Host Sequestration Forum WYSO RADIO: Congressman Mike Turner Hosts Forum on Looming Sequestration Cuts WDTN-TV: Turner Hosts Sequestration Forum WDTN-TV: Big Word Could Create Big Problems WRGT/WKEF-TV: Turner Hosts Sequestration Forum DAYTON DAILY NEWS: Possible Military Cuts Unnerve Contractors DAYTON BUSINESS JOURNAL: Forum – Sequestration Already Hitting Defense Contractors |