Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today voted in support of legislation to eliminate unnecessary regulations and prevent regulatory negotiation tactics that create costly burdens for American job creators.
H.R. 1155, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act, will eliminate the ineffective and cumbersome federal regulations… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today released the following statement after joining his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in voting in support of H.R. 5682, which approves the application to build the Keystone XL pipeline. This is the ninth time the House has said #Yes2Energy by passing legislation to approve the pipeline.
“At a time when growing our economy… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) recently sent a letter to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne requesting a meeting to discuss his recent comments that next generation Jeep Wranglers might not be built in Toledo, Ohio – its home for more than 70 years. In the letter, Latta underscored the city’s longstanding commitment to the company and expressed concerns about the economic… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today introduced legislation to ensure the Internet remains open and free from government interference by limiting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) authority to regulate broadband under Title II of the Communications Act. The legislation comes after the FCC released a proposal to reclassify broadband Internet access under Title II as a… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) today released the following statement in support of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers (SAW) Act, which the House passed today. The legislation would reinstate the definition of full-time employment to 40 hours, ultimately protecting jobs and ensuring that the American workforce is not pushed to part-time as employers determine how to pay for the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposed 2015 Fiscal Year budget:
“The President’s proposed budget once again demonstrates that there will be no real change under this Administration,” said Latta. “Instead of learning from the failures of the past five years, the President’s plan increases the federal… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement regarding President Obama’s budget proposal that was released today:
“65 days late, the President has finally released a budget proposal that is simply a plan that will grow the government, not the economy. His budget proposal never balances, calls for $1.1 trillion in new taxes, and increases federal government… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement regarding his support for H.R. 444, the Require A Plan Act. This bill requires the president to put forth a balanced budget or submit a plan that indicates the earliest year he expects the budget to be balanced and the policies he would implement to achieve that balance:
“The federal government spends $1 trillion… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today regarding December’s national unemployment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
“Today’s jobs number shows that we are still unable to keep up with the nation’s population growth. Unemployment rose this month to 7.8 percent and the number of Americans participating in the labor force remains low at… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today regarding November’s national unemployment report:
“At 7.7%, our nation’s unemployment rate remains too high. It has been continually reported that more and more Americans have given up on looking for work and dropped out of the labor force. While hardworking families are searching for ways to make ends meet,… Read more »
