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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) will announce the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition at a reception held at The University of Findlay’s Virginia B. Gardner Fine Arts Pavilion on Saturday, May 2. This year, 91 students from 19 schools located throughout Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District submitted their original artwork for the chance have their artwork displayed in the… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT), Co-Chairmen of the Rural Telecommunications Working Group, today reintroduced a bipartisan resolution that outlines steps the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can take to improve telephone service in rural areas. “Uncompleted calls to rural areas has been a recurring issue for many of the constituents we represent,”… Read more »

Today is National Tax Freedom Day; the day when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay its federal, state, and local tax bill for the year. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement in recognition of Tax Freedom Day: “Tax Freedom Day gives America’s hard-working tax payers the information on how much it costs to fund all levels of government. In… Read more »

  Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today reintroduced the Protecting Our Great Lakes Act, legislation to help mitigate harmful algal blooms by prohibiting the discharge of dredged material into the waters of the Great Lakes. “The Protecting Our Great Lakes Act is one step we can take to mitigate harmful algal blooms in our Great Lakes,” said Latta. “The lakes’ health is vital… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, has introduced, H. Res. 215. This resolution is a strategy to a comprehensive national energy reform plan that includes taking advantage of America’s abundant domestic coal, oil, and natural gas supply; exploring and investing in advanced nuclear technology; expanding use of renewable and… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invites all interested high school students and their parents to attend an informational meeting at the St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy McQuade Theater on Monday, April 20, at 7 p.m., to learn about the United States Military Service Academy nomination and appointment process for the 2016 academic year. At the meeting, potential… Read more »

This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) voted in favor of legislation designed to improve upon current tax policy and ensure taxpayers’ hard-earned money is being used responsibly.  One piece of legislation in particular is H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, which was passed by the House of Representatives today and is similar to legislation Congressman Latta introduced… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement on tax day: “It is time to hold the IRS accountable. The United States tax code is entirely too complicated at nearly 4 million words; which is seven times the length of ‘War and Peace.’ We need a fair and simple tax code that will put our country on a path to creating jobs for hardworking Americans and allow them to keep… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) joined a bipartisan congressional delegation, led by Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) to the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage site in Nevada.  Other members on the tour were Reps. Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Mark Amodei (R-NV) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA). “It is imperative that our nation’s nuclear waste is… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), along with Congressman Tim Walz, (D-MN), have introduced the Clean Water Affordability Act of 2015.  This bill will assist municipalities to more affordably manage their wastewater infrastructure projects.  “This bipartisan bill will help communities with EPA mandated wastewater infrastructure improvement projects, as well as assist with managing… Read more »