Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after House Democrats introduced ‘Medicare-for-All’ legislation to implement single-payer health care.
“Make no mistake about what it means if we implement ‘Medicare-for-All’ in our country – it means single-payer, government-run health care. The proposed bill makes it clear as day that private health care… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was defeated in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 53-44. The legislation needed 60 votes to proceed.
“There is no justification for voting against this legislation. The Born-Alive Survivors Protection Act would require that a baby who… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has introduced legislation, the Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act, to expand access to health savings accounts (HSAs) and fix a technicality that prohibits individuals that are receiving social security benefits from contributing to their HSA accounts. Latta originally introduced this legislation last Congress after constituents who had… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues yesterday in passing H.R. 1318, the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act, to address the high rate of maternal mortality in the United States. This bipartisan bill would establish a Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRCs) in each state to identify trends and risk factors, and develop recommendations for appropriate… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) addressed the Defiance Rotary yesterday and discussed legislation he authored to combat the opioid epidemic that was recently signed into law. The Indexing, Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act was included in H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act – the most significant legislative effort to address a single drug crisis in U.S.… Read more »
Congressman Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his House and Senate colleagues this afternoon for the signing of H.R. 6, the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 6 is the most significant legislative effort to address a single drug epidemic in U.S. history. Included in the legislation was the Latta-authored INFO Act, which will create a one-stop-shop for communities to… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will participate in a White House ceremony tomorrow entitled, “A Year of Historic Action to Combat the Opioid Crisis.” As part of the ceremony, President Trump is expected to sign H.R. 6, the largest legislative effort in U.S. history to combat a single drug crisis. Legislation authored by Latta, the Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO)… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a legislative package to combat the opioid epidemic which included legislation authored by Latta, the Indexing, Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act. The bill, H.R. 6, passed the House last week. The INFO Act has been named a key provision in the legislative package… Read more »
The Washington Examiner has named the Indexing, Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act as one of the key provisions in H.R. 6, the final opioid package which passed the House last week. The bill should pass the Senate soon and then it heads to the President’s desk.
For more information on the INFO Act and H.R. 6, click here.
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting to pass comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis. The Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act, legislation authored by Latta, was included in the package. The INFO Act establishes an accessible database for information and resources that can be… Read more »
