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Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) questioned the four Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) during a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Energy and Power and Environment and the Economy.  During the questioning, Latta asked Commissioners about his recently introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA), the Advanced Nuclear Technology… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will announce the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition at a reception held at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, Fisher/Wall Gallery on Saturday, April 23rd at 11 a.m. This year, 68 students from 18 schools located throughout Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District submitted their original artwork for the chance to have it… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today released the following statement recognizing Tax Freedom Day in Ohio, which marks the day when Ohio taxpayers have earned enough money to pay federal, state, and local tax bills for the year.  National Tax Freedom Day is set to occur on April 24, 2016: “Tax Freedom Day gives America’s hard-working taxpayers the information they need to… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today released the following statement recognizing Tax Day: “Tax Day is a stark reminder to hardworking Americans of the burden of our current tax code on their daily lives,” said Congressman Latta. “As Mark Twain once famously said, ‘The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.’ This is… Read more »

Today, Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016.  This bipartisan legislation will help provide the regulatory structure needed for safe, advanced nuclear energy to continue playing an important role in the U.S. energy portfolio.  The Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 2016 requires… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today voted in support of H.R. 2666, the No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act, to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from regulating the retail rates charged by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for broadband Internet access service.  “The FCC’s decision to expand its authority and implement rules to regulate… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a legislative hearing on the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (H.R. 4775), of which Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) is an original co-sponsor. This legislation empowers states to deal with the consequences of the recent revision to U.S. EPA’s current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today introduced H.R. 4925 to rename the Findlay, Ohio Post Office after former Congressman Mike Oxley, a Findlay native, who passed away on January 1, 2016, after losing his battle with cancer: “Mike dedicated over thirty years of his life to public service in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Unites States House of Representatives,”… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) visited mayors and village council members in Putnam, Hardin, Defiance and Fulton Counties during the week of March 28, 2016.  Congressman Latta discussed topics with municipal leaders ranging from EPA mandates, opiate abuse, water quality and economic and workforce development.  In addition to visiting smaller communities, Congressman… Read more »