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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement today on the six month anniversary of President Obama’s and House and Senate Democrats’ health care bill being signed into law. “As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, a committee with jurisdiction over health care issues in the United States, I am extremely troubled that six months after this bill… Read more »

In light of recent reports detailing plans by several states to use high-risk pool health plans funded by federal taxpayer dollars under President Obama’s health care law to offer abortion services, Ohio House GOP members yesterday urged Governor Ted Strickland (D) to assure Ohioans that the final plan to be submitted by the State of Ohio will not include elective abortion as a covered… Read more »

Over the past year, Congress conducted an extensive debate on health care reform.  No one will argue that we do not need health care reform, and I was proud to support meaningful alternatives that unfortunately never received hearings or debate in the House.  While I believe the legislative and debate process used to pass this health care reform package was flawed, it is now… Read more »

Good afternoon.  Mr. Speaker I rise today to express my concern with the recently released analysis done by CMS of the health care bill that confirms that our nation’s health care costs will increase rather than decrease as the President has pledged to the Nation.  The CMS analysis concluded that national health care expenditures will actually increase by $311 Billion. … Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement regarding the Executive Order President Obama is expected to sign surrounding the pro-life issues in the Democrat health care reform package that was signed into law today.   “On Sunday, March 21, Congress held a career-defining vote on the issue of government funding of abortion and for the pro-life… Read more »

(Press Release Courtesy of Senate Republican Conference)  Senate Democrats Refuse Bi-partisan Meeting With Parliamentarian Until After House Votes WASHINGTON DC – Senate Democrats have balked at a bi-partisan meeting with the Senate Parliamentarian to discuss a rule violation that could doom the entire House reconciliation proposal. DON STEWART, McCONNELL SPOKESMAN:… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after voting against H. R. 3590, the Senate-passed health care bill.   “I was proud to stand with the majority of Americans who made it clear they did not want the House of Representatives to pass this Democrat health care bill.  With tonight’s vote, Speaker Pelosi, President Obama, Majority Leader Reid,… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after voting against the House legislative vehicle which will be used for nonbinding motions to instruct to the Senate-passed health care reform bill during today’s House Budget Committee reconciliation hearing. “Today’s reconciliation hearing is the first in a series of legislative gimmicks and procedures to drive… Read more »

This is the second in a series of updates from Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a member of the House Budget Committee. On Monday, the Budget Committee will hold a reconciliation hearing on the Senate-passed health care reform bill.  In short, this reconciliation hearing is a parliamentarian “trick” used to pass legislation through a series of rules which limit debate and… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after President Obama’s announcement today on the current health care reform debate.   “President Obama has once again defied the will of the American public who continue to reject the House and Senate passed health care reform bills, in addition to the framework the President laid out in his health care reform… Read more »