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In preview of today’s Balanced Budget Amendment, H.J.Res. 2, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement: "For too many years, Washington has lost control over federal spending. Washington’s reckless spending has produced horrific results: $15 trillion in debt – $1.3 in deficit spending and rising – and almost a $48,000 debt burden on every child born… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) held a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo Ellen Darcy regarding the Blanchard River Flood Reduction Project (BRFRP).  Joining Congressman Latta was Representative Jordan, local elected officials and private representatives from Putnam and Hancock counties, along with staff from the offices of Representative… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration delayed until after the 2012 election a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.  The pipeline would bring Canadian oil to the United States.  TransCanada agreed to move the pipeline to a route more favorable to the wishes of Nebraska. Officials in Nebraska have indicated… Read more »

In an effort to preserve the stories of our nation’s veterans, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is collaborating with the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project (VHP), a nationwide project to collect and preserve personal stories from America’s war veterans and those American civilians who served in support of them.  As part of the initiative to preserve America’s… Read more »

Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) today unveiled legislation to improve the way the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) operates by improving transparency, predictability, and consistency as part of Republicans’ ongoing effort to ensure the commission’s work encourages job… Read more »

On Thursday, Congressman Latta voted in support of H.R. 674, a bill to repeal the 3 percent contractors’ withholding tax rule, which is set to go into effect in January 2013. Unless the bill is passed by the Senate and signed by the President, all federal and state contracts for goods and services will be subject to a 3 percent withholding tax on every payment over $10,000 to a… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has co-sponsored ten bills aimed at reforming the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The bills are part of an overall jobs agenda to spur job creation by improving the FDA’s medical device review and approval process.   “The cumbersome review process by the FDA threatens our medical industry, our competitiveness abroad and patient care,” said… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today introduced legislation, H.R. 3185, to exempt existing stationary engines from two final rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), called the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE).  Unless these EPA rules are stopped, by 2013 electric… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement upon the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) creation of the Rural Call Completion Task Force. According to the FCC, the task force will investigate and address the growing problem of long distance phone calls to rural customers that are being delayed or fail to connect.  “I applaud the Commission’s efforts… Read more »

Under a new standard by the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHA) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), counties and townships are required to replace traffic and street signs with new reflective signs by 2015 and 2018. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) opposes such a mandate and supports a recently proposed change… Read more »