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Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. “When I think of home, I think of my deep family roots in Ohio. My dad, Del Latta, was the second of six children, and was born in Weston and spent the formative years of his life growing up in McComb. My paternal grandfather had a one chair barbershop in Hoytville. The Lattas most… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or  click here  to read the piece in its entirety. “This year, Ohio and communities across the country have faced a wave of extreme weather – tornadoes, severe windstorms, hurricanes, and deep freezes – that have tested the reliability of our electric grid. When disasters strike, families do what they can to prepare like stocking up… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirely.  "Every Veterans Day, I’m reminded of the courage and sacrifice of the men and women who served our nation with honor. From our revolutionary heroes to the newest generation of service members, their stories of courage and resilience continue to inspire us here in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "When we talk about clean energy, solar and wind power dominate the conversation. But if we are serious about cutting carbon emissions, meeting growing energy demands, and keeping costs low for families, we cannot afford to overlook one of the most powerful tools available for our disposal:… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "America must streamline our permitting process to ensure we have the energy to keep America competitive. Too often, we have seen energy production or transmission projects languishing in litigation and redundant bureaucracy for years. As a result, Americans have been unable to fully benefit… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "As members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, we’ve met too many families who have told their stories of fentanyl poisonings that killed their loved ones. It’s excruciating to hear, but it’s nothing compared with what these families have gone through.  "It’s why we… Read more »

Click here to read the full op-ed in The Washington Times. "Tens of millions of families and small businesses across the country use wireless routers as their primary access point to the internet. Many of these routers are susceptible to infiltration by foreign actors, including China, jeopardizing our national security and exposing our country to serious danger.  "Just… Read more »

Read an excerpt of the op-ed below, or click here to read the piece in its entirety. "There is bipartisan consensus that we need more energy production in this country, not less. Look no further than the energy needed to support massive new data centers across the country powering industries like artificial intelligence and crypto mining. "But to produce more energy to support… Read more »

Excerpt:  "The Biden administration has once again demonstrated it is more interested in appeasing radical environmental activists than supporting American jobs and securing North American energy independence.  "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially announced last month a stringent new rule that would effectively force power plants to shut down if they don’t… Read more »

Excerpt:  "As the United States stands at the crossroads of its energy future, two things are abundantly clear: we need more energy production to meet American’s demands, and the Biden administration‘s war on North American energy production must come to quick and decisive end. "House Republicans have been working diligently to reverse the Biden administration‘s… Read more »