BOWLING GREEN, OH – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) heard from representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday who gave an update on the progress made toward clearing contaminated land in Luckey. The 40 acres of property, located at 21200 Luckey Road, was previously used for beryllium and magnesium processing. Last year, the Corps awarded a contract for remediation… Read more »
BOWLING GREEN, OH – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) hosted a discussion today in Defiance about the Internet of Things (IoT) and its impact on agriculture. The Internet of Things is the connection of physical devices, vehicles, buildings, and other items that are embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity. IoT enables these objects to collect and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) celebrated National Manufacturing Day by recognizing the work of Ohio manufacturers. Latta represents Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District which is home to 60,000 manufacturing jobs, and he serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee which oversees the majority of legislation affecting the the manufacturing sector.… Read more »
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 »
