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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) was honored as a ‘Guardian of Small Business’ today by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), a leading national small business association. Latta was presented with the award due to his strong small business record in the 114th Congress. “Small businesses are economic engines, creating seven out of every ten new jobs,” ... Read more »

Wednesday, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his U.S. House of Representatives colleagues in passing legislation to increase accountability and oversight at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill, H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act, provides the VA with more flexibility to remove employees for performance or misconduct. The bill also provid... Read more »

Monday evening, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing H.Res. 847, a resolution expressing a sense of the House about a national strategy for the Internet of Things (IoT) to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment. Latta is an original cosponsor of the resolution and is Co-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s I... Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3590, the Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act on Tuesday. The bill rolls back a middle-class tax increase imposed by Obamacare and stops a similar tax increase on seniors poised to take effect in 2017. Before the passage of Obamacare, taxpayers were allowed to deduct a... Read more »

Bipartisan legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) to modernize the nation’s nuclear technology was approved by the U.S House of Representatives Monday evening. The bill, H.R. 4979, the Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act, requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish a framework for issuing licenses for advanced nuclear reactor technology and requir... Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in remembrance of the lives lost on September 11, 2001. “On this fifteenth observance of the September 11, 2001 attack on America, let us remember the over 3,000 persons who lost their lives that day,” said Latta. “We must remember our first responders who rushed into the fiery inferno risking their lives to save others. We mus... Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) attended the 9/11 First Responders Last Call Memorial Dedication this morning at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania. A beam that was removed from the wreckage of the World Trade Center was unveiled and will become a permanent part of the park in remembrance of the first responders that gave their lives on September 11, 2001. “There are no words to describe the... Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in regards to the Set-Top Box Proposal put forth by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler. “I’ve worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to encourage the FCC to pursue goals that eliminate burdensome regulations and give consumers more choices, like introducing legislation to eliminate the onero... Read more »

As I traveled around Northwest and West Central Ohio this past August, I continued to hear the same concern from constituents – our country is increasingly less safe and people are worried. Their concerns are founded in a laundry list of international problems; the rise of ISIS, an emboldened Iran that is flaunting U.N. regulations, Russia’s aggressive posture in Eastern Europe, and the recent act... Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) laid out his energy priorities this morning at the initial Energy Conference Committee meeting between members of the House and Senate. The committee is tasked with hammering out differences between the differing bills passed this Congress by the House of Representatives and the Senate. Latta was named by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan as a ... Read more »