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Congressman Robert E. Latta Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure H.R. 4016 – Amendment Statement November 19, 2009 Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Mica. Due to ongoing concerns that I have with Section 201 of H.R. 4016, the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009, I am offering an amendment today which will strike this language from the bill. I initially raised concerns with this language during a hearing on the Highways bill during a Highways Subcommittee hearing back in June. This specific section adds new requirements to the transportation of lithium cells an... Read More »

Good Morning. Chairman Peterson and Ranking Member Lucas. Today, we are holding a hearing to review the Financial Stability Improvement Act discussion draft. I would like to welcome the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Farm Credit Administration. I look forward to all three of your testimony and insight today into this legislation. I have heard the concerns of my constituents and from the vast amount of agriculture groups on this issue. Unfortunately, this proposed ... Read More »

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House Agriculture Committee, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research Opening Statement on next generation biofuels Good Morning. Chairman Holden and Ranking Member Goodlatte. I would like to welcome our two distinguished panels of witnesses from the private sector and the USDA to discuss America’s future on next generation biofuels. A simple premise in this day and age is that we cannot predict with any certainty what energy prices will be, what the supply and demand will be, or what our economy will look like in the future. Energy is plays a central role in our economy and ... Read More »

Click here to read the 1,990 page health care bill House Democrats introduced today after months of closed-door negotiations. Read More »

This blog post originally appears on House Republican Leader John Boehner's (R-OH) blog Members of Congress and the American people are just beginning to look at Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) 1,990-page government takeover of health care, but it’s already becoming clear just how costly and unsustainable this proposal is. From higher taxes on middle-class families to job-killing mandates on small businesses to cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors, here are 10 facts every American should know about Speaker Pelosi’s 1,990-page government takeover of health care: 1. RAISES TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS F... Read More »

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Recently, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, Julius Genachowski, has announced plans to codify an open Internet standard through the regulatory process. This so-called “network neutrality” principle would bar Internet Service Providers (ISP) from blocking or degrading access to the Internet based on which site or service a user visits. Consistent with many of this Administration’s early initiatives, it seems as if the FCC is too quick on the draw in embracing intrusive regulatory solutions, when market mechanisms are already working to ensure an open Internet. The last time that... Read More »

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Congressman Robert E. Latta Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hearing on the Clean Water Act – Submitted for the Record October 15, 2009 Good morning. Chairman Oberstar and Ranking Member Mica: I believe there is an impending crisis in this country in relation to water infrastructure issues. During my time in Congress one of main priorities has been to assist the local communities in my District with their water infrastructure issues. It is the main issue I hear over and over from local communities, as they simply do not have the financial means to address regulations that have been pl... Read More »