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The office of Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will host a Military Academy Informational Night for the 2013 academic year on Monday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green High School’s library located at 530 West Poe Road in Bowling Green. This free event is open to all junior and senior high school students, and their parents, who may be interested in attending one of our… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) voted to limit the Department of Education’s overreach into academic matters at higher education institutions by repealing two federal rules – the federal definition of a credit hour and the federal authorization requirement. The Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117) passed by a strong bipartisan vote of 303 to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) said a new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declaratory ruling on call quality and phone call completion would help improve phone service for rural communities. The FCC’s order stems from the Rural Call Completion Task Force’s investigation into the issue. Over the past year, Congressman Latta asked the FCC to… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the President signed into law the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, which blocks new regulations on air shipments of lithium batteries by the FAA. The bill, among other things, funds the FAA through fiscal year 2015. “After a five-year delay and… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) sent a letter to President Obama requesting the President rescind the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate that requires all health insurance plans to include contraception coverage. “The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion and freedom of speech,” said Rep. Latta. “A mandate requiring all employers to provide… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after President Obama announced a policy revision to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that requires all employers to pay for health insurance with contraceptive coverage:  “President Obama’s announcement is an affront to freedom. The new rule doesn’t change anything from the initial… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) along with 154 of his pro-life colleagues, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking the Secretary to suspend the contraceptive coverage mandate until HHS can ensure both employers and individuals are provided their constitutionally protected conscience rights.   “Members of Congress are using… Read more »

“We need an all-out, all-in, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every source of American energy — a strategy that’s cleaner and cheaper and full of new jobs,” President Obama said during his State… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after President Obama failed to submit a budget request today for Fiscal Year 2013. By law, presidents have to submit their budgets no later than the first Monday in February. The White House budget is expected on February 13. “With trillion-dollar budget deficits, it behooves the President to submit a budget on… Read more »

Data reported by POLITICO shows our economy isn't improving.  • The Federal Reserve has announced it will keep interest rates low through 2014, a sign of its pessimism about the pace of the economic recovery. • The Commerce Department found the nation’s economy grew at a 2.8 percent rate in the fourth quarter of 2011, a faster pace than the rest of the year but worse than… Read more »