WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Labor Department released its latest jobs number today, reporting the unemployment rate at 7.9 percent. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement on the October jobs report:
“The Obama Administration told us that if we passed a massive federal ‘stimulus’ our unemployment rate would now be below six percent, but instead the unemployment… Read more »
Today, the Labor Department released its latest jobs numbers, reporting the unemployment rate at 7.8 percent. 114,000 new jobs were added during the month of September, while manufacturing lost 16,000 jobs. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement on the September jobs report:
“Today’s unemployment report is far from the 150,000 new jobs we need to… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) supported tax legislation on the House floor this week that would extend tax relief for nearly a million small business owners and provide a pathway to tax reform.
H.R. 8, the Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act, prevents tax increases that are set to take place by the end of the year, and instead will maintain the tax levels that were… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in favor of H.R. 4078, the Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act. This bill will enact a freeze on economically significant federal regulations, defined as “likely to have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more,” until unemployment reaches six percent or below.
“With the unemployment rate still above eight… Read more »
The Labor Department released its latest jobs numbers today, reporting the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2%. In addition, only 80,000 new jobs were added in the month of June. Upon the release of these jobs numbers, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement:
“Today’s jobs numbers are a dismal outlook for our country and clearly show that the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement following passage of the bipartisan Conference Report for the Surface Transportation Extension Act: “I was pleased to vote in favor of the Conference report which included the Portman language to save the City of Findlay $3 million in their efforts tocontrol the flood problems to reduce job and property loss to… Read more »
Congressman Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in support of H.R. 4480, the Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, which passed today on the House Floor. The Domestic Energy and Jobs Act is a package of domestic energy production bills that will not only reduce energy costs that hard-working families and small businesses currently face but will also spur a much needed economic growth and job… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), along with four other Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to instruct federal agencies to work together to identify federal airwaves that can be cleared and auctioned for mobile broadband.
“The incentive auctions included in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act… Read more »
Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and a group of 12 bipartisan Members of Congress representing Ohio and Michigan sent a letter to Acting Secretary of Commerce, Rebecca Blank, requesting strong enforcement of trade laws in the ongoing anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations requested by Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool). Whirlpool is based in… Read more »
The Labor Department released its latest jobs numbers today, reporting that only 69,000 jobs were added in May. In addition, the unemployment rate increased to 8.2%. The number of jobs added falls far short of the 100,000 jobs that need to be added per month to keep up with population growth. Upon the release, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following… Read more »
