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House Passes Latta Amendment to Electricity Security and Affordability Act

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Today, the House passed H.R. 3826, the Electricity Security and Affordability Act, which included an amendment sponsored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green). The legislation, of which Latta is an original co-sponsor, offers a reasonable alternative to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed greenhouse gas standards for new power plants and the agency’s planned…

Latta Supports Legislation to Improve Energy Efficiency

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today issued the following statement in support of H.R. 2126, the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, which the House passed yesterday. The bipartisan legislation uses a market-driven and voluntary approach to encourage energy and costs savings. “The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act is an excellent example of how Congress can come together in a…

Latta Supports Legislation to Bring Fairness for All

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4118, the SIMPLE Fairness Act on the House Floor. The legislation would provide hardworking American taxpayers the same relief the Administration has already granted businesses, by eliminating the individual mandate penalty tax under Obamacare for 2014.  “Contrary to the very…

Latta: President’s Budget Ignores Administration Failures

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s proposed 2015 Fiscal Year budget:  “The President’s proposed budget once again demonstrates that there will be no real change under this Administration,” said Latta. “Instead of learning from the failures of the past five years, the President’s plan increases the federal…

Latta: EPA’s Tier 3 Rule is Both Unnecessary and Costly

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today released the following statement in regard to the EPA’s Tier 3 rule, which according to some estimates will raise gasoline prices by up to nine cents per gallon. “The EPA’s Tier 3 rule poses a threat to consumers, jobs and the economy by increasing the cost of delivering energy to American families and businesses,” said Latta. “It also…

Senators Portman and Brown, Congressman Latta Announce $1.5 Million in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2014 Work Plan to Complete Chief's Report on Blanchard River Flood Risk Management Project

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Rep. Bob Latta (OH-5) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2014 Work Plan includes $1.5 million for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District to complete its Chief of Engineer’s Report on the Blanchard River Flood Risk Management Project (BRFRMP). Today’s announcement is…

Latta: FCC Media Study Rightfully Terminated

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Vice-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today issued the following statement after learning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has cancelled its “Critical Information Needs” study, which would have placed federal officials in the newsroom, so the FCC could monitor the news process…

Latta Co-Sponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Provide Americans Relief from Propane and Home Heating Fuel Emergency

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 4076, the Heating Emergency Assistance Through Transportation (HHEATT) Act, sponsored by Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA). The bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday would provide a guaranteed extension of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) emergency declarations until May 31, ultimately…

Latta: FCC Media Study Appears to Violate First Amendment Rights

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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), Vice-Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee, today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) plans to suspend its “Critical Information Needs” study, which would have placed federal officials in the newsroom, so the FCC could monitor the news process…

Latta: We Must Protect Medicare Advantage for America’s Seniors

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today released the following statement expressing concern about the devastating impacts Obamacare is having on our seniors. Under the President’s signature law, more than $300 billion was cut from the Medicare Advantage program. In addition, a recent Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule is…