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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) made the following statement regarding today’s one-year anniversary of the “stimulus” package being signed into law.   “One year ago today, President Obama signed the ‘stimulus’ package into law making a promise that with this bill, our national unemployment rate would not exceed eight percent.   Unfortunately, this $1 trillion… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after voting against H. J. Res. 45, a bill that would increase the United States’ national debt limit to $14.29 trillion dollars.  Congressman Latta also voted against a national debt limit hike on December 16, 2009, less than two months ago.   “This is the fifth debt limit increase under House Speaker Nancy… Read more »

Courtesy of House Republican Leader John Boehner's blog: Just days after telling Congress “let’s try common sense” when it comes to budgeting, President Obama submitted a fiscal blueprint that doesn’t even try.  At a time when the American people are saying “stop spending money we don’t have,” President Obama’s budget spends too much, taxes too much, and borrows too much. … Read more »

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Courtesy of House Republican Leader John Boehner's blog.  Working families and small business owners understand that making government live within its means is essential to building confidence in our economy both at home and abroad.  That’s why the American people have been saying to Washington: “stop spending money we don’t have.”  Democrats still haven’t gotten the… Read more »

Good morning Chairman Spratt and Ranking Member Ryan.  I appreciate the opportunity to hear testimony from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Elmendorf on the federal budget and economic outlook.  During these extremely difficult economic times for our nation’s families, I welcome the opportunity to hear testimony from the CBO Director on his projections for the federal… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement today after voting against H.R. 4314, a bill that increases the limit of public debt held by the United States to $12.3 trillion.   “Instead of taking a serious stance on our nation’s staggering debt, House Democrats today made the problem worse by permitting Congress to continue its out-of-control spending… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following statement after voting against H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2009. Currently, PAYGO rules require spending bills in Congress to have a revenue source that funds the programs the legislation enacts.  H.R. 2920 only requires PAYGO rules for 53% of the federal budget, mainly entitlement spending, and most tax… Read more »