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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3590, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act on Tuesday. The bill rolls back a middle-class tax increase imposed by Obamacare and stops a similar tax increase on seniors poised to take effect in 2017. Before the passage of Obamacare, taxpayers were allowed to… Read more »

Bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to modernize the nation’s nuclear technology was approved by the U.S House of Representatives Monday evening. The bill, H.R. 4979, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act, requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a framework for issuing licenses for advanced nuclear reactor technology… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. “On this fifteenth observance of the September 11, 2001 attack on America, let us remember the over 3,000 persons who lost their lives that day,” said Latta. “We must remember our first responders who rushed into the fiery inferno risking their lives to save… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) attended the 9/11 First Responders Last Call Memorial Dedication this morning at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania. A beam that was removed from the wreckage of the World Trade Center was unveiled and will become a permanent part of the park in remembrance of the first responders that gave their lives on September 11, 2001. “There are no words to… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in regards to the Set-Top Box Proposal put forth by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler.   “I’ve worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to encourage the FCC to pursue goals that eliminate burdensome regulations and give consumers more choices, like introducing legislation to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) laid out his energy priorities this morning at the initial Energy Conference Committee meeting between members of the House and Senate. The committee is tasked with hammering out differences between the differing bills passed this Congress by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Latta was named by Speaker of the House Paul… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) discussed call quality and reliability in rural areas at a House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee Hearing Thursday afternoon. Participating in the hearing was Lance Miller, President of the McClure Telephone Company in McClure, Ohio, located in Ohio’s 5th Congressional District. Latta, a co-chair of the bipartisan Rural… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invites high school students and their families to an informational meeting at the Findlay High School Cafeteria on Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m., to learn details about the United States Military Service Academy nomination and appointment process.   At the meeting, potential candidates will be advised of the Congressional nomination… Read more »

This afternoon, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues to pass legislation, H.R. 5063, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act, to end the questionable system of directing Department of Justice (DOJ) settlements to special interest groups rather than going to affected victims or into the Treasury’s general fund. With increased frequency, money recovered from individuals… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in response to the publication of an Obama administration memo that described a political strategy to veto the national defense bill. The memo, which was prepared in May, details efforts by the Pentagon to “play hardball” with Congress over the annual legislation. “While there is plenty of disagreement in… Read more »