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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted for a package of legislation this week to reform, modernize, and hold accountable the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The policy reforms would represent the largest amount of changes made to the agency in more than 20 years. The centerpiece of the bipartisan bills passed by the House is H.R. 5444, the Taxpayer First Act, which would require… Read more »

Today, the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Energy voted to approve legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to improve the nation’s grid security and resiliency in the face of cyber attacks. The legislation, H.R. 5239, the Cyber Sense Act, would create a voluntary Department of Energy ‘Cyber Sense’ program that would test the cyber security of products… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement regarding this year’s Tax Day, April 17. “April 17 will be the last day that nearly all Americans will have to think about that old, outdated tax code that punished U.S. businesses, confused countless families, and forced Americans to buy a product they didn’t want. After today, the full focus is on the Tax Cuts… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement on the news that former First Lady Barbara Bush is focusing on comfort care and will not seek additional medical care after recent hospitalizations.   “Marcia and I have former First Lady Barbara Bush in our prayers. She is a person we can all look up to, and it’s no surprise to hear that she has tackled her… Read more »

 Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after the U.S., U.K., and France deployed precision airstrikes to destroy chemical weapons facilities in Syria.   “In response to the Syrian regime’s use of chemical weapons on innocent men, women, and children, the U.S. military launched precision airstrikes last night to destroy chemical weapons… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in favor of H.J.Res. 2, a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA) to the Constitution, in order to curtail runaway government spending. The Amendment failed to reach the required two-third majority vote after most Democrats voted against it.   The Amendment would require that total outlays not exceed total receipts for a given fiscal… Read more »

At an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) questioned Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry about the agency’s efforts in light of Russian cyber attacks on the electric grid. Latta recently introduced a pair of bills with Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) to improve cyber defense of the nation’s energy infrastructure. H.R. 5239, the Cyber… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) congratulated students from Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District on their acceptance to one of the U.S. Military Service Academies at an event on Saturday at the Toledo Air National Guard Base in Swanton. All of the students were nominated by Congressman Latta and have received offers of appointment for the Class of 2022 at their respective… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invites all interested high school students and their parents to attend an informational meeting at McQuade Theater on the campus of St. John’s Jesuit High School in Toledo on Monday, April 9 at 7 p.m., to learn about the United States Military Service Academy nomination and appointment process for the 2018-2019 academic year.  At the meeting,… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) discussed the opioid epidemic with pharmacists from Lucas and Wood County at a roundtable this morning at Owens Community College in Perrysburg Township. Latta discussed his legislation, the INFO Act and other legislation considered by the Energy and Commerce Committee to combat the crisis. The pharmacists at the roundtable discussed the importance… Read more »