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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) cosponsored the Preserving America’s Family Farms Act, H.R. 4157, which prohibits the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing any regulation that would restrict farm youth from working on family-owned farms. “The proposed youth labor regulation is a misguided idea that threatens the ability of America’s youth to work on their family’s farm,”… Read more »

On the eve of the two-year anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted to protect Medicare recipients by repealing the President’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). The House of Representatives passed the Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (PATH), H.R. 5, which ends IPAB under the President’s health care… Read more »

In response to numerous municipalities in the Fifth District facing costly water infrastructure projects, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invited Napoleon Mayor Ron Behm to testify before the House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mayor Behm stressed to the subcommittee the importance of providing financial… Read more »

This week on behalf of farm families throughout Ohio, members of the Ohio Republican congressional delegation submitted hundreds of comments to Labor Secretary Solis from constituents who oppose the proposed rulemaking that would limit the activities children can do on family  farms. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) and Ohio Association of Agricultural Educators collected… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) announced Ryan Mack, a Defiance native and veteran of the U.S. Army, will be his veterans caseworker for the 5th Congressional District. Prior to joining Latta’s staff, Mack served a tour of duty in Afghanistan as team leader in an Army reconnaissance and sniper platoon from July 2010 through March 2011. While serving in Afghanistan, Mack was… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host a cybersecurity seminar in conjunction with the FBI's Counterintelligence Division and the Federal Communications Commission on Friday, March 30, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Owens Community College in Perrysburg.  The seminar will inform businesses about current cyber threats and how to best protect their networks and intellectual… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is proud to announce the 2012 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to all high school students who reside in the Fifth Congressional District. “The Congressional Art Competition is an excellent opportunity for high school students from our district to showcase their artistic ability. I look forward to seeing our district’s creative… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted to limit the Department of Education’s overreach into academic matters at higher education institutions by repealing two federal rules – the federal definition of a credit hour and the federal authorization requirement. The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117) passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 303 to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) said a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declaratory ruling on call quality and phone call completion would help improve phone service for rural communities. The FCC’s order stems from the Rural Call Completion Task Force’s investigation into the issue. Over the past year, Congressman Latta asked the FCC to… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the President signed into law the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which blocks new regulations on air shipments of lithium batteries by the FAA. The bill, among other things, funds the FAA through fiscal year 2015. “After a five-year delay and… Read more »