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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s two-month proposal for the extension of the payroll tax reduction, unemployment insurance, and the physician reimbursement rate for Medicare: “The American people deserve a one year extension of tax certainty. Last week, the House approved a yearlong solution that preserves payroll rates,… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis regarding a proposed Department of Labor rule aimed at the agricultural industry that would threaten family farms and youth programs like 4-H and Future Farmers of America. The rule would restrict children younger than 16 years old from working on family farms – unless the farms were owned solely by… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after he voted for the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H.R. 3630: “Today, the House has continued to provide tax-relief for millions of Americans and has ensured that taxes are not raised on families  struggling in this economy, while protecting the Social Security Trust Fund. I urge my… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced on Monday further measures as part of its restructuring plan in order to overcome its financial challenges: “Every American is concerned about the future of the Postal Service as it is in America’s economic and social best interest to ensure the long-term… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has become a co-sponsor of the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, H.R. 1148. The bill would ban members of Congress and federal employees from trading stock based on nonpublic information they receive during their work. “Currently, insider trading rules only apply to Wall Street and not Members of Congress and their staff,”… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) today voted in favor of two bills – the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, H.R. 527 and the Regulatory Accountability Act, H.R. 3010 – that will reform and minimize regulations that stifle economic growth. “One of the main concerns that worries businesses in the Fifth District are burdensome regulations,” said Rep. Latta. “Job creators… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction failed to reach an agreement on reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over 10 years, beginning in 2013: “First I want to thank Co-Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) for his leadership in trying to find solutions that stop Washington’s reckless… Read more »

In preview of today’s Balanced Budget Amendment, H.J.Res. 2, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement: "For too many years, Washington has lost control over federal spending. Washington’s reckless spending has produced horrific results: $15 trillion in debt – $1.3 in deficit spending and rising – and almost a $48,000 debt burden on every child born… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) held a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo Ellen Darcy regarding the Blanchard River Flood Reduction Project (BRFRP).  Joining Congressman Latta was Representative Jordan, local elected officials and private representatives from Putnam and Hancock counties, along with staff from the offices of Representative… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration delayed until after the 2012 election a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline.  The pipeline would bring Canadian oil to the United States.  TransCanada agreed to move the pipeline to a route more favorable to the wishes of Nebraska. Officials in Nebraska have indicated… Read more »