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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement for the 40th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment. The Hyde Amendment is a provision included in government funding bills that restricts taxpayer funding from being used for abortion.     “The introduction of the Hyde Amendment to protect life was a revolutionary idea that still shares the support of the… Read more »

Wednesday evening, Congressman Bob Latta joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 6094, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, legislation that would require a six-month delay in the implementation of the new Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rule. The rule was finalized earlier this year without Congressional approval… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) applauded the recent passage of legislation, H.R. 1475, the Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act, to create a wall of remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week and was signed by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan yesterday. It now heads to the… Read more »

Tuesday evening, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation providing relief to individuals that have lost coverage due to failed Obamacare Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans (CO-OPs). The bill, H.R. 954, the CO-OP Consumer Protection Act, exempts consumers from having to pay a penalty if the co-op that they… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) attended a ceremony celebrating the unveiling of the newest National Statuary Hall Collection figure, a statue of Thomas Edison, at the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday afternoon. The Edison likeness now joins a statue of President James Garfield as the two representatives from the state of Ohio depicted in the collection. The National Statuary… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3438,   the REVIEW Act, to prevent “high impact rules” from taking effect until legal challenges to the regulations are settled in court. The legislation would relate to regulations with over one billion dollars of annual costs. Over the last 15 years, federal agencies… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General report that found that 858 immigrants from countries of concern who had pending deportation orders had been erroneously granted citizenship.       “Mistakenly granting citizenship to immigrants poised for deportation… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing legislation, H.R. 5351, which would prohibit the transfer of any individuals stationed at the United States Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the United States or to a foreign country. The bill would ban such transfers until the end of the year or until a 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) was honored as a ‘Guardian of Small Business’ today by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a leading national small business association. Latta was presented with the award due to his strong small business record in the 114th Congress. “Small businesses are economic engines, creating seven out of every ten… Read more »

Wednesday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in passing legislation to increase accountability and oversight at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill, H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act, provides the VA with more flexibility to remove employees for performance or misconduct. The bill… Read more »