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After 28 consecutive months of high unemployment, and with the rate still at 9.1 percent, the White House tells us this is simply a “bump on the road to recovery.” However, for the 13.9 million Americans still unemployed, we are still miles and many bumps away from having a recovered economy. During the first quarter of this year, GDP grew at 1.8 percent, down from 2010’s final quarter… Read more »

Congressman Latta (R-Bowling Green) has earned Club for Growth’s annual Defender of Economic Freedom award. The award honors Members of Congress who have a strong, consistent voting record on economic growth issues. Congressman Latta was one of thirty U.S. Congressmen and five U.S. Senators to receive the award this year. “With his score of 100, and a lifetime score of 96, Congressman… Read more »

Today, Rep. Latta sent a letter to President Obama asking him to keep his promise of keeping unnecessary regulations off the books.  Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement upon President Obama’s announcement of releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR): “The President’s plan to release 30 million barrels over the next 30 days from the SPR amounts to 1 million barrels a day, which doesn’t put a dent in the nearly 19 million barrels that the Energy… Read more »

Today, Congressman Latta (R-Bowling Green) introduced the FCC Analysis of Benefits and Costs or “ABCs” Act. The bill would require the FCC to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of proposed rules and final rules. Upon introduction, Congressman Latta issued the following statement: “Over-regulations are stifling small businesses’ ability to innovate and create jobs in the United States. With… Read more »

Twenty years ago, if you wanted to contact your member of Congress, you mailed them a letter or picked up your home phone and called their office. Today you can send a text from your mobile phone or an email from your iPad. In a little over a decade, the Internet has revolutionized the relationship between elected representatives and their constituents. Now, almost every member has a… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after Columbus-based American Electric Power (AEP) announced Thursday it would close and downsize three plants in Ohio at a loss of 157 jobs, to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new coal-fire plant regulations: “This is a perfect example of the EPA’s assault on American business and the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) met with the United States Postal Service District Manager for the Northern Ohio District and discussed the future of the Mansfield mail processing facility, the consolidation results of the Lima and Toledo mail processing centers and the permanency of the Waterville post office. After the meeting, Congressman Latta issued the following… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement today after House Republicans met with President Obama at the White House about the debt ceiling: “I thank the President for the invitation and opportunity to have a dialogue with House Republicans. However, last night’s failure to pass a debt limit increase is a clear signal that the Administration needs to abandon… Read more »

Last week, gasoline prices in Ohio fell by 32 cents right before the Memorial Day weekend. This was welcome news for Americans as they prepare for the upcoming driving season.  The drop in prices, however welcome, isn’t enough. Americans, many of whom still experience financial hardship from the 2008 economic downturn, are not happy about paying nearly $4 per gallon at the pump.… Read more »