Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement regarding the House vote on H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act:
“Tonight, I supported a bill that provides tax relief for hardworking American families, making permanent tax cuts that Republicans originally crafted and enacted in 2001 and 2003, and prevented the largest tax hike in American history.
“Besides… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today calling on President Obama to freeze the salaries of Members of Congress and White House staff:
“As our nation continues to struggle through this economic downturn and hardworking families are making their own budget cuts, Members of Congress should not receive an automatic pay increase. While our country is… Read more »
This chart, courtesy of the House Budget Committee, clearly shows that even with the president's proposed tax hike, these increased taxes alone won’t address our crippling national debt. We can no longer ignore this serious problem facing our nation – we need real spending reforms to promote job creation and restore economic prosperity.
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Today, the national debt reached $16 trillion, a massive increase from the 2009 national debt of $10.6 trillion. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement on this unprecedented increase to the national debt: 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 »
Every weekend, I have the opportunity to return home from Washington and meet with constituents’ of Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District. The message I have received from them is simple: The American people are tired of policies that continue to prolong our sluggish economy. As part of our Pledge to America, House Republicans have made job creation a priority in addressing… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2, the "Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act."
“Over the past two years, a majority of Americans have made it clear that they opposed the Democrats’ plan for the government takeover of our nation’s health care system. They opposed the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement regarding the proposed Omnibus spending bill introduced in the Senate yesterday.
“Clearly, Congressional Democrats did not get the message that voters delivered last month. Yesterday, Senate Democrat Leadership introduced a 1,900 page Omnibus spending bill that if passed, would cost approximately $1.2… Read more »
This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R- Bowling Green) introduced H.R. 6514, the Protecting Jobs in Your State Act of 2010.
H.R. 6514, if passed, would prohibit certain stimulus and disaster relief funds to be used for business relocation incentives. The funds identified under this legislation include funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“stimulus… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement reaffirming his call for a permanent extension of the current income tax rates. Without action by December 31, 2010, the current income tax rates will increase, causing the largest tax increase in our nation’s history.
“Today marks thirty days until the largest tax hike occurs in our nation’s history, and… Read more »
