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The office of Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host a Military Academy Information Night for the 2014 academic year. The informational meeting will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2013 at the following location:   Findlay High School Library 1200 Broad Avenue Findlay, OH 45840   At the meeting, potential candidates will… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (OH-5) will host two separate Veterans’ Forums on Tuesday, August 27, located in Defiance and Perrysburg. Congressman Latta will be joined by Ohio Representative Tony Burkley (R-Payne) and Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) for the forum held in Defiance, and Representative Tim Brown (R-Bowling Green) and Senator Randy Gardner (R-Bowling Green) for the forum held in… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), along with Lynn Child, Co-Founder and Chair of CentraComm, and agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will conduct a cybersecurity seminar on Friday, August 23, from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Putnam County Educational Service Center. The seminar is for business owners, government officials, and individuals who are looking to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will be touring farms throughout northwest Ohio and meeting with farmers to discuss various agricultural issues, including high costs of regulations and energy prices that they have faced throughout the year. The tours are scheduled for Friday, August 16th, beginning at 10:00 a.m.   “As the representative of the largest… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement regarding today’s 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) must resume its consideration of the Department of Energy's license application for Yucca Mountain: “Hardworking American taxpayers have already expended $15 billion developing the Yucca… Read more »

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several legislative measures aimed at stopping government abuse and reining in burdensome federal regulations. Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement in support of this week’s bills: “The package of bills passed in the House this week are a step in the right direction to protecting hardworking American… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today has introduced the Energy Employment and Security Act of 2013, a bill that seeks to increase domestic oil production, drive down gas prices, repeal onerous energy development policies and mandates, and reduce bureaucratic delays that obstruct the refining and permitting process. “Hardworking Americans, small business owners, and farmers… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted in favor of H.R. 2218, the Coal Residual Reuse and Management Act, an important piece of legislation that would provide certainty to the coal ash industry and protect jobs by providing a practical alternative to federal regulations that drive up compliance costs, and would create an enforceable minimum standard for the regulation of… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), in conjunction with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, has introduced H.R. 2799, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act. This bipartisan legislation would create an official advisory board, known as the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, to serve as counsel to the Departments of the Interior and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), along with U.S. Senators Brown and Portman, applauded the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to reprogram funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 for the Blanchard River Flood Risk Management Project (BRFRMP). “I am pleased to see that USACE has identified these funds and made this project a priority by reprogramming funds for the… Read more »