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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… 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… 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. … 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »