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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 »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement regarding today’s health care summit.   “Instead of coming to today’s health care summit with an open mind and a clean sheet of paper, President Obama and Congressional Democrat Leadership decided to argue with Congressional Republicans on why their health care reform plans are superior to Republican… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) recently co-sponsored H Res. 847, sponsored by Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL), which calls for the ongoing health care negotiations to be conducted with media coverage available to the American public.   Congressman Latta has also signed a discharge petition on H Res. 847.  The discharge petition, after gathering 218 signatures, would… Read more »

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