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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Subcommittee on Energy and Power, issued the following statement regarding the subcommittee’s hearing regarding the “EPA’s CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Plants”.  “Make no mistake, the Clean Power Plan is merely a rebranding of the Administration’s failed, rejected “Cap and Trade”… Read more »

Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH),  and Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX), cosponsors of the bipartisan and bicameral Clean Air, Strong Economies Act (CASE) today condemned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to issue a sweeping and unrealistic new National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. The proposal would lower the current U.S. ozone standard from the current level of 75… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in support of H.R. 3457, The Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support. Rep. Latta is a cosponsor of the bill. H.R. 3457 prohibits the President from providing Iran with sanctions relief – and therefore implementing the recent nuclear agreement – until he… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), issued the following statement regarding the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup of H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015: “This comprehensive bill has been years in the making, and includes input from dozens of expert witnesses and government officials, including U.S. Secretary of Energy Moniz. Energy is… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today joined colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in supporting the passage of H.R. 3495, the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act. Rep. Latta is a cosponsor of the legislation. The bill increases state flexibility to remove abortion providers from a state’s Medicaid program. Previously, states that have… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s resignation announcement: “I thank Speaker John Boehner for his years of service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; a member of the House representing the 8th District; the Ohio House of Representatives; and as a Township Trustee.  He brought to public… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement on Pope Francis’ visit to the United States Capitol, where he became the first Pope to ever address a joint meeting of Congress: “It was a great privilege to hear the Pope at the Capitol, and to be able to share the experience with Fr. Jason Kahle of Bowling Green, Ohio’s St. Thomas More University Parish. The… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) reminds constituents that they may participate in the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event on September 26th from 10 am-2 pm. The event provides local residents an opportunity to return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.   Collection sites in every local… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta issued the following statement regarding the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3134 – the Defund Planned Parenthood Act, and H.R. 3504 – the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. “Today the House acted to protect the life of the unborn by voting to defund Planned Parenthood.  The abhorrent videos that have connected Planned Parenthood to… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on Veterans' Affairs included vital legislation introduced by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), the VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act, in its markup of H.R. 677.   Rep. Latta’s legislation will expedite the processing of VA appeals claims. Currently, when an initial VA claim is denied, a veteran has the choice to appeal… Read more »