Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) today presented Paulding County Veteran William Young with a Bronze Star for his meritorious service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Young served as one of the members of the 'B' Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, Military Police Brigade. This Bronze Star awarded to Young is part of a larger effort by Latta's office, spearheaded by a group of the memb... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), who is Chair of the Energy & Commerce Committee's Communications & Technology Subcommittee, visited an AM radio station located in Maryland that serves the east coast to view redundancy measures implemented to remain operational in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. This AM radio station is one of more than 70 hardened radio stations in the United St... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) announced today his office will host two informational meetings for students and families fromOhio's Fifth Congressional Districtregarding the U.S. Military Service Academy nomination and appointment process. Elyria Informational Meeting: October 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. Transportation and Community Center 40 East Avenue, Elyria, Ohio 44035 Findlay Informational Meeting: O... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA9) penned an op-ed in The Washington Times today outlining the importance of Congress advancing their HALT Fentanyl Act to help save lives. The bill was approved by the House Energy & Commerce Committee in March of 2023 and was passed by the U.S. House in May of 2023. The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently label fentanyl-related s... Read More »
Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "As members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we’ve met too many families who have told their stories of fentanyl poisonings that killed their loved ones. It’s excruciating to hear, but it’s nothing compared with what these families have gone through. "It’s why we rolled up our sleeves and crafted the HA... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) today joined his House colleagues in sending a letter to House Leadership urging for full reauthorization of the Farm Bill before the end of the 118th Congress. Latta's district, Ohio's Fifth Congressional District, is the largest agriculture income producing district in the state of Ohio. In the letter, the lawmakers write,"Farmers and ranchers do not have the luxury... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and ClearPath CEO Jeremy Harrell penned a joint op-ed in the Washington Examiner outlining the importance of investing in domestic nuclear energy production. Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "The United States is at the crossroads of its energy future. Homeowners and business owners are struggling to keep up with inc... Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed Congressman Bob Latta's (OH-05) Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security (ROUTERS) Act which will safeguard Americans' communications networks from foreign-adversary controlled technology, including routers, modems, or devices that combine both. Latta worked with Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on the ROUTERS A... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) today released the following statement after Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, outlined in a letter that the Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to silence differing voices and opinions on the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as information on Hunter Biden and the Biden family: "Mark Zuckerberg’s letter outlining that the Biden-Harris administration pressured Meta to silenc... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) provided the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announcement that more than 800,000 of the jobs the Biden-Harris Administration claimed to have “created” do not exist: “The American people can see through the wool this administration is pulling over their eyes. Month after month, Ohioans are stuck making difficult decisions when it... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), who has traveled to the southern border 4 times, today released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report detailing nearly 300,000 illegal immigrant children are unaccounted for in the United States: "The open border policies of the Biden-Harris administration have led to a national security and humanitarian crisis unli... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA7) introduced the Securing Community Upgrades for a Resilient Grid Act, or SECURE Grid Act, which will empower states to fully assess the risks posed to the electric grid by weather, physical and cyber-attacks, and other vulnerabilities. Latta serves as a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee and is a co-chair of... Read More »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) penned a joint op-ed in The Washington Times highlighting the importance of Congress passing their ROUTERS Act, which will help safeguard U.S networks and protect American citizens from Chinese Communist Party cyberattacks. Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. Cyberthreats sponsored by... Read More »
Click here to read the full op-ed in The Washington Times. "Tens of millions of families and small businesses across the country use wireless routers as their primary access point to the internet. Many of these routers are susceptible to infiltration by foreign actors, including China, jeopardizing our national security and exposing our country to serious danger. "Just last year, U.S. and Japanese... Read More »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Year (FY) 25 Servicemember Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act: "This year's Servicemember Quality of Life and National Defense Authorization Act puts our men and women serving in uniform first. It's our duty, as Congress, to support our troops as they defend our interests... Read More »
