Central State University (CSU), one of two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Ohio, received $11 million in funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) thanks to the advocacy efforts of U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). “It was my honor Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 19 approved legislation offered by U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) that would modernize the process for how the U.S. State Department issues passports. “We are now four years after the start of Read more…
The U.S. House of Representatives on March 19 voted 365-30 to approve a bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) that would impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons involved in actions that threaten the peace, stability, Read more…
U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA) helped lead 109 Republicans in demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rescind its recent final rule for National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The EPA’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and his Ohio colleagues in both houses of Congress voiced support for the University of Dayton’s application to continue hosting the First Four games of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament and the university’s Read more…
A veterans’ affairs history office would be formally established within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under bipartisan, bicameral legislation led by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). “This critical piece of legislation will preserve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Jan. 4 applauded an award of more than $2.5 million in federal funds to Miami Valley Child Development Centers (MVCDC), which serves over 2,500 families across his district. “Miami Valley Child Development Centers has Read more…
Because one in five American households remain without internet access, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, legislation offered on Dec. 13 by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would prohibit banks from only using electronic bank statements. “Our country’s financial Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) praised the Department of Defense’s announcement that his home state of Ohio was selected to host a defense innovation hub called the Ohio Mission Acceleration Center. Ohio was selected as one of five states to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on Sept. 28 led a bipartisan contingent of Ohio lawmakers in proposing a resolution that would designate Sept. 30 as National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day. “I want to thank my colleagues for joining Read more…
To increase efficiency and better align with industry counterparts, the federal government’s annual funding schedule would be changed to correspond with the calendar year under a bipartisan bill sponsored on Sept. 20 by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). The It’s Read more…
U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mike Turner (R-OH) are among more than two dozen original cosponsors of a bipartisan joint resolution that would require the U.S. Senate’s input on whether the president may suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Sept. 13 introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would add roughly one acre of land to Ohio’s Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. “The Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park is a testament to Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Monday announced that the first version of the appropriations package for the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies has included his request for $4 million to rebuild Read more…
U.S. Reps. Ann Wagner (R-MO) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on July 18 introduced bipartisan legislation that would codify U.S. sanctions to address the political crisis and corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ethno-nationalist politicians like Milorad Dodik, the Serb leader of Read more…
With nearly 43 million people holding federal student loan debt, U.S. Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on June 14 offered a bipartisan bill that would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing Read more…
U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) on Flag Day, June 14, cosponsored a bipartisan bill that would require American flags displayed on federal property or purchased by federal agencies to be 100-percent manufactured in the United States from American-made materials. “Flying Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on May 30 touted his bipartisan bill to amend the Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy (MIEP), which currently denies Medicaid coverage to all incarcerated individuals, to allow coverage for pre-trial detainees. “As we know, with opioid Read more…
Federal investments must continue to be made in the initiatives of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030, a restructuring plan to modernize and prepare Marine Corps forces for addressing growing threats from China, according to U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) Read more…
To help alleviate future baby formula shortages, legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) would change the competitive bidding process for infant formula manufacturers under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, also known as WIC. Read more…
The Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), which funds the rehabilitation of historic sites and is set to expire on Sept. 30, would be reauthorized for 10 years under a bipartisan bill introduced on Monday by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH). “I’ll Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on April 26 unveiled a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the now-expired Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) for certain retirees. “During this time of record inflation, it is critical that we ensure retirees are able Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on March 30 introduced a bipartisan bill that would allow states to make medical assistance available to inmates during the 30-day period preceding their release from prison to preemptively combat the opioid crisis and recidivism. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) recently introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to ensure the United States plays a more proactive role in the Black Sea region by establishing a formal U.S. strategy to bolster security and encourage trade there. Rep. Read more…
Certain Ohio residents and businesses who receive disaster relief payments following the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment would be exempt from paying taxes on any compensation related to the derailment under legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Bill Johnson Read more…
With 100 million people across the nation not having a park within a half-mile from home, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) recently offered a bipartisan, bicameral bill to increase outdoor recreational opportunities, particularly in America’s urban and low-income communities. Sen. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) earlier this month proposed a bipartisan bill that would restore the unpaid pensions of more than 21,000 Delphi salaried retirees, 5,180 of whom live in the congressman’s home state of Ohio. “The effort to restore Read more…
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced this week by U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH), as well as U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Todd Young (R-IN), would address the rising rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Monday introduced bipartisan legislation that aims to spur a more proactive role by the United States in the Black Sea region and establish a formal U.S. strategy that bolsters security and encourages trade there. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) urged House leadership to pass legislation by year-end that would help more than 21,000 Delphi Corporation retirees that lost portions of their retirement benefits in the aftermath of the General Motors bailout in 2009. Rep. Read more…
As the U.S. House of Representatives considers tax extenders legislation in the final months of 2022, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) joined several colleagues this week to urge their chamber’s leadership to include a long-term reauthorization or permanent extension of Read more…
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) recently led 19 of his fellow Republicans in urging President Joe Biden against playing politics with America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. “There is a better way that will provide lasting energy price relief and security for Read more…
In a bold move to counteract the nation’s opioid crisis, illicit fentanyl would be designated as a weapon of mass destruction under a Republican bill led by U.S. Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX). “Current policies to counter Read more…
U.S. Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) led a bipartisan group of 51 lawmakers in urging President Joe Biden to deny entry visas to the United States for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Aug. 23 participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) at the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport in Clark County, Ohio, a project he has supported for several Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) joined his Republican colleagues in pressing Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray about his use of federal government aircraft for personal travel. Doing so without properly reimbursing the government is an illegal abuse Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on Aug. 9 advocated for a bipartisan bill that would establish a program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) on July 1 sponsored a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the use of funds to transfer or release individuals detained at the United States military base, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, to Afghanistan. “It Read more…
Bipartisan legislation offered by U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) that would make it easier for doctors to prescribe a specific drug treatment for substance abuse recently advanced to the U.S. Senate as part of a larger mental health legislative package. Read more…
U.S. Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on June 14 unveiled bipartisan legislation that would require the Attorney General to propose making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers and Read more…
To ensure America’s military veterans might effectively compete in the current housing market, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and a bipartisan contingent of more than 60 lawmakers urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to improve its mortgage loan process. “Our nation’s Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and 15 of his colleagues on May 18 introduced a bipartisan resolution urging acceptance of the applications of Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). House Resolution (H.Res.) 1130, which is Read more…
In an effort to expand job opportunities for United States military service members transitioning into civilian national security contractor positions, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Mike Turner (R-OH) recently introduced bipartisan legislation that would transfer their U.S. Department of Read more…
Poland is going above and beyond in its support of war-torn Ukraine, according to U.S. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA), who last weekend joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers on a trip to Poland to meet with members of the U.S. Read more…
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) on Feb. 24 met with law enforcement officers from Florida’s 16th District to discuss the nationwide rise in crime against police and other first responders. “Our brave law enforcement officers put their lives on the Read more…
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Tuesday unveiled comprehensive legislation to slap stiff economic sanctions against Russia, which continues to threaten Ukraine. “As the noose tightens around Ukraine, Read more…
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and 10 other Republican lawmakers said Russia has again raised America’s use of intermediate-range missiles as a potential bargaining chip amid its renewed aggression in Ukraine and they asked President Joe Biden to explain whether Read more…
U.S. Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Mike Turner (R-OH) on Feb. 7 introduced a bipartisan bill that would nix a Medicaid coverage exclusion for pre-trial detainees, who currently make up roughly two-thirds of people held in local jails. Rep. Emmer Read more…
Ukraine would receive military and diplomatic support from the United States to combat Russia’s destabilizing military buildup at its borders under legislation sponsored on Jan. 10 by U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX). “Vladimir Putin must take note that Congress will Read more…
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) has urged the Biden administration to take immediate action to provide intelligence and weapons support to Ukraine amid concerns that Russia is planning additional incursions into Ukraine territory. In a Nov. 5 letter to President Read more…