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Today, the American Conservative Union (ACU) awarded Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) the Defender of Liberty award for legislative votes cast during the 111th Congress. This is Latta’s third time scoring 100 percent for reflecting a consistent commitment to conservative principles on a wide variety of issues. “I am honored to accept this award. It is important to stop… Read more »

In an effort to identify burdensome regulations, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) is requesting Ohio’s 5th Congressional District job creators to visit www.AmericanJobCreators.com, where they can complete a survey and identify federal government regulations that impede their growth and success of their business. “My number one priority in Congress is to get Americans back to… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will be hosting a two-hour seminar for small manufacturers located in Defiance, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties – these four counties have been designated as Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones). The focus of the seminar will be on how to help manufactures gain access to federal procurement opportunities.   … Read more »

p { line-height: 1.5; } After the introduction of the Consumer Relief for Pain at the Pump Act, Citizens Against Government Waste lent their support to this legislation. Their letter of support recognizes the importance of increasing our natural resources in order to curb high gas prices. From their letter: "Rep. Latta’s bill seeks to increase domestic oil… Read more »

As leader of the Republican Study Committee Energy Task Force, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) introduced the Consumer Relief for Pain at the Pump Act.  The bill tackles rising gas prices by focusing on policies that increase America’s domestic production of energy resources, making the United States more self-reliant and setting our nation on a path to greater energy… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) co-sponsored the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011, H.R. 459, by Representative Ron Paul (R-TX). The bill calls for the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct and complete a thorough audit of the Federal Reserve before the end of 2012.   “We need a transparent monetary authority that answers to the people, not an… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement on the death of Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda and mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, which murdered nearly 3,000 Americans: “I hail, with the utmost respect, the courage and dedication of our Armed Forces and intelligence agencies who have brought long awaited justice to the victims of the September 11th… Read more »

The Spectrum Innovation Act, H.R. 1622 introduced by Congressman Latta on April 18th has received approval from the High Tech Spectrum Coalition (HTSC), a group of four leading high tech trade associations. The Spectrum Innovation Act incentivizes existing spectrum licensees to voluntarily relinquish a part or all of their spectrum in exchange for a portion of the proceeds… Read more »

On Sunday, May 1, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) recognized U.S. Military Academy Appointments for the incoming class of 2015 for the Fifth Congressional District of Ohio.  This year, eight students received appointments and were honored at an afternoon reception with the Congressman.  Ashton Genzman, daughter of Greg Genzman and Judy Ubben-Genzman of Perrysburg will… Read more »

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) introduced last week the Spectrum Innovation Act, which incentivizes existing spectrum licensees to voluntarily relinquish a part or all of their spectrum in exchange for a portion of the proceeds generated by the auction. “In order to meet tomorrow’s high volume of mobile data, it is imperative we allow the Federal Communications Commission… Read more »