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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 »

Facing pressure from farmers and lawmakers, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it would reconsider its rule proposal, which significantly narrows the parental exemption on American farms. The original rule proposal made it illegal for youth family members to work on family farms owned by other relatives, and further would have prohibited them from working on their family farm if the… Read more »

On February 1, 2009, President Obama said when speaking on the economy, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then there’s going to be a one-term proposition.”  Three years later, the results couldn’t be clearer. The failed policies and broken promises of the President’s trillion-dollar stimulus have made things worse. As the chart below illustrates, the policies of the Obama… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (H.R. 1173), which would cut a financially unstable long-term care insurance program under the President’s health care law. “During congressional hearings on the program it was revealed from administration witnesses that the CLASS… Read more »

On Monday, hundreds of thousands of Americans came to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life rally to exercise their freedoms of speech, assembly and religion. Individuals of all ages braved the cold, rainy January weather for hours to support the rights of the unborn and remember the over 52 million lives that have been lost by abortion. This number is staggering. Imagine the talent… Read more »

Today, Congressman Latta announced that Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Jeremiah Gorsuch and his wife, Rebekah Gorsuch, will be his guest to President Obama’s third State of the Union address. A native from Wauseon, Ohio, SFC Gorsuch has served two tours in Iraq and one tour in Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist. SFC Gorsuch's awards and decorations include a Bronze… Read more »