Press Releases

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 the agency to submit a plan to Congress to restructure the IRS with a focus on improving efficiency, enhancing ... 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 and technologies for use in the bulk-power system. It would require the Secretary of Energy to keep a related da... 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 “April 17 will be the last day that nearly all Americans will have to think about that old, outdated tax code that punished U.S. businesses, confused countless families, and forced Americans to buy a product they didn’t want.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 and Jobs Act, which simplifies the tax code and lets taxpayers keep more of their own hard-earned money. With a t... 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 recent health obstacles with her characteristic toughness and grace. Our thoughts are with all of the Bush family durin... 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 facilities in the country. Joined by two of our closest allies, this action affirms the Administration’s stance that the use of t... 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 year, unless there is a three-fifths vote in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The Amendment does pr... 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 Sense Act, and H.R. 5240, the Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnership Act, were discussed i... 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 academies. While the Congressman’s office nominates students, the respective service academies make the acceptance dec... 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, potential candidates will be advised of the congressional nomination process and have the opportunity to meet with ... 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 of education, providing safe disposal of drugs, and efforts to develop alternative treatment for pain. “Pharm... Read more