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Today, the House passed Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act (H.R. 3230) and Honoring Our Promise to America's Veterans Act (H.J. Res. 72), which provides immediate funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, specifically for veterans disability payments, the GI Bill, education training, and VA home loans. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in support of… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today voted in favor of two funding bills, Open Our National Parks and Museum Act (H.J. Res. 70), which will provide funding for the National Parks Service, and Research for Lifesaving Cures Act (H.J. Res. 73), to provide funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Congressman Latta released the following statement shortly after the passage… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement regarding the lapse in appropriations for the fiscal year: "The House has now acted multiple times to avert a government shutdown. Yet, Harry Reid and Senate Democrats went home this past weekend and remain unwilling to negotiate and work with the House to find a solution that keeps the government open while… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement shortly after the House passed for the third time a resolution to keep the government open: “As depicted by the missed deadlines and delays throughout the implementation of Obamacare, and the waivers and exemptions handed out by the President to big business, political appointees, and Members of Congress, this… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement shortly after the House passed a resolution to keep the government open: “I have heard from my constituents, and they have clearly expressed that they want Obamacare shut down, not the government. I supported the amendments brought to the House floor to keep the government open while protecting hardworking Americans… Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204), introduced by Congressman Fred Upton (R-MI), which included language based on the Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013 (H.R. 1919), introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) earlier this year. “I applaud Chairman Upton for his work on this bill, and I’m very pleased to see that H.R.… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) and Congressman Gene Green (D-TX) today introduced bipartisan legislation to remove the unnecessary and costly integration ban, while maintaining the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to regulate set-top boxes in the future. “By one estimate, the prohibition has cost cable operators and consumers more than $1 billion since it went into effect… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement today regarding the Administration’s recent delay for the online enrollment in coverage on the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges: “Just five days before individuals are scheduled to begin signing up for the health care exchanges, the Administration announced yet another delay in what has been a… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), in conjunction with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, has introduced a bipartisan legislative package titled the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act of 2013. Included in this legislative package are proposals that protect sportsmen and sportswomen heritage and outdoor traditions, as well as enhance priorities that are… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), along with a group of House and Senate colleagues, to express concerns regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed greenhouse gas standards for new power plants and the impact these regulations will have on energy costs and the economy. “Under this… Read more »