Congressman Turner Calls for
Transformation of Southern Border

IN THE NEWS:

9/24/2004
Turner Calls For Transformation Of Southern Border - WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jim Turner (D-Crockett), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, and other Texas Colleagues introduced the Secure Borders Act today to enhance security and promote economic prosperity on the Southern Border.  "The country is fighting a war against terror, but nowhere is the gap between rhetoric and reality greater than on our southern border," said Turner. "Nothing short of this across-the-board transformation will meet the security and economic demands of the 21st century." The Secure ...More

8/11/2004
Turner Endorses 9/11 Commission Recommendations - WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Jim Turner (D-Crockett) announced his support today for legislation that would enact the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.  The Commission’s recommendations were presented to the House Armed Services Committee by 9/11 Commission Chairman Tom Kean and Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton.    “The 9/11 commission provides us with an historic opportunity to get our nation on the path to defeating international terrorism,” Congressman Turner said before the House Armed Services Committee.  “To win the war on terror, America must ...More

7/23/2004
Turner Votes in Favor of Marriage Protection Act - WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today Congressman Jim Turner (D-Crockett) voted in support of the Marriage Protection Act (HR 3313), legislation that would reinforce the provision of the 1996 “Defense of Marriage Act” that preserves the right of each state to define marriage under state law.    The legislation also gives states the right to refuse to recognize marriages conducted in other states where marriage may be defined differently.   “Today the Congress reaffirmed states’ rights to determine their own laws relating to marriage and family ...More