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Today, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3204, the Drug Quality and Security Act, sponsored by Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), which included language based on Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013 (H.R. 1919), introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) earlier this year. "It is important the President has signed this bipartisan legislation into law today, which represents… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today introduced H.R. 3544, a bipartisan bill that would award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) for their superior service and major contributions during World War II. The OSS was America's first effort to implement a system of strategic intelligence during World War II and provided the basis for… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today in recognizing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: “Throughout my years of service, I have worked to protect one of our most fundamental constitutional rights – the free exercise of religion.  This week, we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bipartisan law that… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency Administrator, Brandon Willis, expressing his concerns with a recently finalized rule that folds current crop group risk insurance plans into a new single Area Risk Protection Insurance (ARPI) plan.   Under this new rule, written agreements for… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today questioned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Obamacare website failures and whether or not the Administration properly tested the website prior to its launch. Congressman Latta released the following statement after the hearing: “Last week we heard… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has signed on as an original cosponsor to the Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350), a bill to allow insurance plans offered currently in the individual market to exist through 2014 and ensure that Americans who maintain their health care plan will not face a penalty under Obamacare. “We heard time and time again the President say, ‘if you like… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement on the Obama Administration’s announcement to delay the Obamacare individual coverage requirement: “The latest delay is just another example that this law is not ready for primetime. While the Obama Administration handed out a one-year delay for big businesses and special interest groups, hardworking American… Read more »

In a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), along with U.S. Senators Brown and Portman, urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to include funding for the Blanchard River Flood Risk Management Project (BRFRMP) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. “I was pleased that USACE reprogrammed funds for fiscal year 2013;… Read more »

Rural Telecommunications Working Group Co-Chairs, Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT), released the following joint statement in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement that the agency will take formal steps to investigate and confront the problem of uncompleted long distance calls to rural areas: “We applaud the FCC’s efforts to combat the… Read more »

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, of which Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is a member, held a hearing titled “PPACA Implementation Failures: Didn’t Know or Didn’t Disclose?” that examined the problems and issues surrounding the online rollout of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also referred to as Obamacare. Latta questioned the four… Read more »