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Mike Turner

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Mike Turner is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Ohio's 10th congressional district since 2003. He has been involved in various committees, focusing primarily on national security and defense issues. Throughout his tenure, Turner has advocated for policies aimed at strengthening the military and enhancing the safety of American citizens. His work has included addressing concerns related to defense spending and military readiness.

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Sep 12, 2012

This is outrageous, unacceptable, and absolutely has to be fixed.

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Sep 10, 2012

The timeline would suggest there are serious lapses in both the communication and judgment and our response time.

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Aug 1, 2012

We are talking about the most intensely personal issue for the American people, health care.

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Aug 1, 2012

What in God's name are they talking about and how is that going to help that senior citizen understand her benefits?

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Aug 1, 2012

Who in their right mind thinks that what we are talking about here today is going to increase access to health care for the American people or decrease the cost?

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Jul 31, 2012

I don't seem to recall a great and abiding concern each time the U.S. builds an aircraft carrier, only a nuclear weapon.

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Jul 31, 2012

It may seem counterintuitive, but it is quite possible that further reductions in U.S. nuclear forces could precipitate proliferation rather than prevent it.

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Jul 31, 2012

Iran recently announced that it plans to build a nuclear navy and it may enrich nuclear fuel to as high as 90%.

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Jul 31, 2012

I see the possibility in the 1970s of the President of the United States having to face a world in which 15 or 20 or 25 nations may have these weapons.

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Jul 31, 2012

Since we see that from the first slide that historically people are not dissuaded by our reducing our numbers.

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Jul 31, 2012

Our concern is that they support terrorist organizations.

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Jul 31, 2012

We have seen that there are countries that kill their own citizens.

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Jul 31, 2012

As we go down in our numbers that we will discourage others from going down.

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Jul 31, 2012

I think everyone agrees that the NPT and the CTBT, nonproliferation and the test ban, that neither one of those documents... require disarmament in the United States.

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Jul 31, 2012

President Bush gathered his advisers around him and he instructed us as follows: Find the lowest number we need to make America safe, to make America safe today and to make America safe in the future.

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Jul 31, 2012

Traditionally, a President has directed his military advisers to determine, chiefly, what level of our nuclear force is needed to deter a potential adversary from attacking us or our allies.

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Jul 31, 2012

What lessons should we draw from this trend?

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Jul 31, 2012

I do think the Non-Proliferation Treaty has played an important role in fostering a norm against proliferation.

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Jul 31, 2012

The U.S. ceased underground nuclear testing in 1992. Yet, France, China, India, Pakistan, and North Korea all tested after that decision.

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Jul 31, 2012

North Korea continues to build nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles and the six party process is defunct.

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Jul 31, 2012

The basic bargain is sound: Countries with nuclear weapons will move towards disarmament, countries without nuclear weapons will not acquire them, and all countries can access peaceful nuclear energy.

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Jul 19, 2012

The reality is that our nuclear deterrent is used every day. And when you say that nuclear weapons won't be used, you can only say that with respect to our heart, the heart of this country, the heart of this country that wants to make…

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Jul 19, 2012

This is my time. The time that I am speaking is my time. You yielded me some and you kept your own.

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Jul 19, 2012

To respond to the gentleman, again, our nuclear deterrent is used every day. Every day, it keeps us safe because it ensures that our country----

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