Wood and Fulton County Disaster Relief Effort Information
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If you are interested in donating time and/or items to the relief effort in Wood and Fulton Counties in wake of the deadly weekend storms, please click here to contact the Greater Toledo Area Chapter of the Red Cross or call (419) 329-2900. Read More » Congressman Latta "YouCut" Page
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Earlier today, Congressman Bob Latta sent a letter to President Obama and Defense Secretary Gates regarding the court-martial proceedings of Petty Officer, 2nd Class Matthew McCabe. Text of the letter is below and can be viewed here with the signatures of 11 other House Members who signed the letter. May 6, 2010 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500-0003 Dear President Obama: We are writing to you to express our serious concerns with the court-martial proceedings of Petty Officer, 2nd Class Matthew McCabe from Wood County,... Read More » Congressman Bob Latta One Minute Speech on CMS Report
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Good afternoon. Mr. Speaker I rise today to express my concern with the recently released analysis done by CMS of the health care bill that confirms that our nation’s health care costs will increase rather than decrease as the President has pledged to the Nation. The CMS analysis concluded that national health care expenditures will actually increase by $311 Billion. At a time when our unemployment rate is continuing to increase, how are American families’ supposed to pay for these increased costs? The latest figures show that the Ohio unemployment rate is 11.5% statewide, and the unemployment... Read More » Congressman Latta Letter to EPA Administrator Jackson
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March 19, 2010 Lisa Jackson Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Dear Administrator Jackson: I am requesting that you to delay the implementation of your agency’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting final rule, RRP (40 CFR Part 745). I represent the largest manufacturing district in Ohio and the 20th largest in Congress. I support the efforts to ensure the safety of families and workers who are renovating, repairing, or painting in pre-1978 homes and that they be conducted in accordance with the EPA’s RRP requirements. I have heard from many businesses, home builders, and contractors... Read More » Congressman Bob Latta Floor Debate 3/24/10
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Congressman Latta's letter to FEMA Administrator Fugate regarding the "buy American" provision can be found here. Read More » BREAKING: “FIX” BILL MAY NOT ADVANCE IN SENATE
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(Press Release Courtesy of Senate Republican Conference) Senate Democrats Refuse Bi-partisan Meeting With Parliamentarian Until After House Votes WASHINGTON DC – Senate Democrats have balked at a bi-partisan meeting with the Senate Parliamentarian to discuss a rule violation that could doom the entire House reconciliation proposal. DON STEWART, McCONNELL SPOKESMAN: “Republicans have been trying to set up a meeting with Senate Democrats since yesterday to discuss this fatal point of order but have been met with nothing but silence. We suspect Democrats are slow walking us so as to have the Hous... Read More » Not the way to treat your ally
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This weekend Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington, D.C., during which he will visit with George Mitchell, Special Envoy to the Middle East, as well as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. The trip comes after Vice President Joe Biden publicly condemned Israel for its announcement of housing construction in East Jerusalem while Biden was visiting our Middle East ally, and a 45-minute phone call in which Clinton berated Netanyahu and issued demands that Israel make specific commitments to the peace process with Palestinians. The recent tone of this Administration to... Read More » |
