DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Congressman Mike Turner sat down with 2 NEWS to debate what’s coming next for the Miami Valley — and how the worldwide highlight shall be on Dayton in only a few quick months.
Congressman Turner has been busy within the first few months of 2025, from attending the Munich Convention, to getting ready for the upcoming NATO summit taking place in Dayton. Turner can also be working to push forward with laws for the Delphi pensions.
2 NEWS spoke with Turner about all of this and extra.
Upon coming back from Munich, Turner informed 2 NEWS in regards to the progress made to finish the warfare in Ukraine and reaching a peace deal.
“It is a battle between authoritarianism and democracy,” mentioned Turner. “We have to stand for democracy, and convey this factor to an finish with out permitting Russia to proceed what is admittedly been only a murderous aggression in opposition to the Ukrainian individuals.”
Whereas he was there, Turner additionally met with NATO delegates from the opposite nations, who expressed their pleasure for Might’s NATO summit taking place right here within the Miami Valley. The Parliamentary Meeting shall be held in Dayton this spring to rejoice 30 years of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords.
Turner’s workforce has led a three-year lengthy planning course of in getting ready Dayton for it is upcoming guests.
“For me personally, it is going to be nice to point out off Dayton, Ohio, to point out individuals the aviation heritage that we’ve got, the work that is being carried out at Wright-Patterson Air Drive Base,” mentioned Turner.
A significant concern at an occasion of this scale is safety — one thing that Turner says this space is greater than ready for.
“I feel the Dayton Police Division has carried out an important job,” mentioned Turner. “The safety plan being put in place I feel goes to maintain all people protected.”
Turner additionally touched on plans to proceed ahead with laws to reinstate hundreds of thousands of {dollars} for the Delphi retirees. One thing lawmakers have tried since 2012, Turner says this time he is assured it will undergo.
“Now we have two of a very powerful senators that earlier than had been against it, they now see the injustice,” mentioned Turner. “We have needed to attempt and discover the cash elsewhere to place again into their pensions. We expect we discovered it and we’re going to have the ability to do that.”
Turner additionally informed me that the brand new Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno shares the assist former Senator Sherrod Brown had for the laws.
