{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2021/4/rep-mike-turner-criticizes-biden-administration-foreign-policy", "Rep. Mike Turner Criticizes Biden Administration Foreign Policy", "2021-04-16", "2021", "2021-04", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "As a senior GOP member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Rep. Turner has been a lead critic on President Biden\u2019s recent foreign policy decisions.\n\nWithdrawing troops from Afghanistan\n\nHaving visited Afghanistan several times as a member of Congress, Rep. Turner released a strong statement opposing President Biden\u2019s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, calling it \u201cirresponsible\u201d and saying that it will, \u201cmake America and the world less safe and I urge President Biden to reconsider.\u201d\n\nWatch Rep. Turner\u2019s interview on Newsmax TV Sean Spicer & Co\n\nBiden\u2019s Defense Budget\n\nAs a key advocate for a 3-5% increase in the defense budget adjusted for inflation, Rep. Turner was one of the first to lambast President Biden\u2019s budget proposal last Friday: \u201cAmid growing threats from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia, any defense cuts will be cause for concern.\u201d\n\nRead more on Rep. Turner\u2019s full statement here\n\nBiden\u2019s Poor Strategy with Iran and China\n\nAccording to the Washington Post, a new report by The U.S. intelligence community concludes China is the most \u201csignificant, long-term threat\u201d to the United States and its allies. At the same time, reports from earlier this week stated that Iran is enriching uranium to 60%, a step many say puts them on a stronger path towards developing a nuclear weapon. Rep. Turner went on Fox Business Mornings with Maria to discuss how these threats require President Biden to build up our military and stand strong with our allies, not turn his back on them.\n\n\"This is an administration that has completely misplaced priorities as to where they are spending, where they are cutting.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:42:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://turner.house.gov/2021/4/rep-mike-turner-criticizes-biden-administration-foreign-policy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5207119286060333, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}