Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement following the ruling made today by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA):
“I am extremely disappointed with the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning. Since the passage of PPACA, the American people have found that costs will go up not… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives agreed to amendments to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.
The House and Senate have been working on bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the user fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, as well as establish user fee… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436). The Democrat health care law, Obamacare, contains many items that are harmful to both patients and businesses. H.R. 436 repeals important provisions from Obamacare by combining four bipartisan bills to reduce health… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after he voted for the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act, H.R. 5651.
“This important legislation will reauthorize user fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, establish user fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, as well as reform Food and Drug Administration (FDA)… Read more »
This week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health passed H.R. 1215, a bill introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) that eliminates mandatory appropriations amounting to $375 million from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Obamacare. The bill relates to a provision of Obamacare that established grants for personal responsibility… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today issued the following statement on the one year anniversary of the passage of Obamacare:
“Against the wishes of the American people the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, was passed into law a year ago today.
“With promises of providing more jobs and being more widely affordable and available, it… Read more »
In the midst of last year’s health care debate, President Barack Obama said, “Everybody out there who talks about deficits has to acknowledge that the single biggest driver of our deficits is health care spending.”
I agree. Health care costs pose significant fiscal challenges at all levels of government. The problem, however, is that the president’s health care overhaul has made Ohio’s… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act."
“Over the past two years, a majority of Americans have made it clear that they opposed the Democrats’ plan for the government takeover of our nation’s health care system. They opposed the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced his subcommittee assignments for the 112th Congress. Latta will serve on the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the Subcommittee on Health, and the Subcommittee on Environment and Economy.
“I want to thank Chairman Upton for the opportunity to serve on these… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R- Bowling Green) made the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson today ruled a portion of the Democrat-passed health care law to be unconstitutional. Congressman Latta signed onto the Amicus Brief on the case before Judge Hudson, which can be found here.
Judge Hudson’s ruling makes it clear that the individual mandate… Read more »
