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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr visited MetaLINK Technologies in Defiance, A Renewed Mind in Perrysburg, and Buckeye Broadband in Perrysburg.  “Broadband providers across the country, like the ones we met… Read more »

After discussions with Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), the United States Postal Service (USPS) has ordered Northwest Ohio mail to be sent to the Mail Processing Plant in Cleveland instead of the Metroplex facility in Pontiac, Michigan through the 2020 election. According to information provided to Congressman Latta’s office, USPS Headquarters has said that they will divert Ohio mail… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) visited three fire departments in Defiance County today to thank firefighters for their service to their communities and discuss recent Federal grants that were awarded to the departments. Latta visited the Highland Township Fire Department in Ayersville, the City of Defiance Fire Department, and the Village of Hicksville Fire Department. He spoke with… Read more »

The Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program will be awarding funds to fire departments in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District to help firefighters and other first responders obtain resources needed to protect the public and emergency personnel from fire and other related hazards .  Jurisdictions receiving grant funding are: Village of… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) is sounding the alarm on legislation the U.S. House of Representatives is voting on this week that would negatively impact the reliability of absentee voting in Northwest Ohio. The bill text, which was only released yesterday without being considered through a hearing or markup, includes language that could force absentee ballots in Northwest… Read more »

Certain Medicare providers can now apply to receive Provider Relief Fund payments from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is distributing $175 billion to hospitals and health care providers on the front lines of the coronavirus response. This includes many Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and dental providers with low Medicare revenues. This… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) sent a letter to Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer Louis DeJoy to request the United States Postal Service (USPS) implement procedures, in coordination with the State of Ohio, to ensure the timely and accurate delivery of election-related materials prior to the November elections.  The letter was signed by U.S. Senator Rob… Read more »

The Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program will be awarding funds to fire departments in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District to strengthen their level of preparedness and ability to respond to fire and related hazards.  Jurisdictions receiving grant funding are: Delta Community Fire Department - $203,714.29 Village of Antwerp -… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ1) introduced bipartisan legislation, the Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act of 2020,  that would facilitate broadband buildout in rural communities by capturing a portion of the proceeds from spectrum… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressmen Bob Latta (OH-5), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16) urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to arm schools and families with the tools and information they need to effectively return children to the classroom this fall by conducting a review of the existing literature on transmissions of COVID-19 in children as soon as… Read more »