Press Releases

In case you missed it, The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne wrote an editorial on the importance of combating illegal robocalls with legislation introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and his Energy and Commerce Committee colleagues. The Stopping Bad Robocalls Act passed the House in July by a 429-3 vote. The Journal Gazette: An easy call September 12, 2019 Public Policy Polling captured attention in 2013 when it asked Americans which they preferred, Congress or a number of terribly ... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing, “Legislating to Connect America: Improving the Nation’s Broadband Maps.” Current broadband maps are inaccurate, showing coverage where it doesn’t exist, and leaving many rural communities in Ohio’s 5th District without the coverage they need to run their businesses and live their lives. Latta has been actively involved ... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today joined a bipartisan coalition in introducing H.R. 4243, the Rural MOMS Act of 2019, to improve health care access for new and expecting mothers in rural communities nationwide. The issue of “maternity care deserts” is important to Latta, and something he’s questioned health experts on as a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee. This bipartisan bill will make important strides toward addressing rural maternal mortality and morbidity rates nation... Read more

Today, Representatives Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and Dave Loebsack (IA-02) introduced bipartisan legislation that would improve the accuracy of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband availability maps. The “Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act (HR 4229)’’ will improve the accuracy of FCC broadband data maps by changing the way broadband data is collected. The legislation is cosponsored by Reps. Billy Long (MO-07) and Donald McEachin (VA-04). ... Read more

In case you missed it, The Toledo Blade’s Editorial Board shared their perspective on the work Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and his colleagues are doing to combat illegal robocalls. The Toledo Blade: End robocall pollution August 29, 2019 It has been a long time coming for the nation’s phone companies to take action against individuals and others that abuse the telecommunications system to harass and even attempt to defraud the public. Twelve of the country’s largest phone firms last ... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invites all interested high school students and their parents to attend an informational meeting at McQuade Theater on the campus of St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo on Tuesday, September 17 at 7 p.m., to learn about the United States Military Service Academy nomination and appointment process for the 2019-2020 academic year. At the meeting, potential candidates will be advised of the congressional nomination process and have the opportunity to meet... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) toured two major tech facilities in Ohio yesterday. His first stop was the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Etna, to learn more about how the center operates and uses technology to fulfill thousands of orders. His visit follows news that Amazon selected Rossford, in Latta’s district, for a new Fulfillment Center. He later joined Senator Rob Portman in East Liberty for a tour of the Transportation Research Center and to learn more about the center’s research an... Read more

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and FCC Chair Ajit Pai penned an op-ed in the Plain Dealer highlighting the work being done to protect Americans from illegal robocalls. An excerpt from their op-ed: “From SHAKEN/STIR standards, to spoofed foreign robocall rules, to robocall blocking, the FCC and Congress have worked closely together to protect consumers against scammer robocalls and spoofed fraud calls. This is an area where nearly everyone can agree that cooperation is needed and more ne... Read more

BOWLING GREEN, OH - Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined more than 40 farmers and agribusiness leaders at Goebel Farms in rural Stryker yesterday for a discussion on the issues facing agriculture, including weather, trade, water quality, and mental health. “This has been a tough crop season for our farms and people in all areas of agribusiness,” said Latta. “Combined with other challenges they face on a daily basis, this is a stressful time for the agricultural community. I’m thankful ... Read more

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a second disaster declaration after excessive rainfall disrupted planting in Ohio and the Midwest. This new declaration now includes Williams and Fulton Counties, which were left off the initial declaration due to the USDA requiring additional time to review their application and data. Like the first one, this disaster declaration will allow for additional relief for impacted farmers including emergency low interest loans, deferred loan pay... Read more