Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues to approve the annual defense spending bill in a vote Wednesday evening. H.R. 1301, the Fiscal Year 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill, includes critical funding for military readiness and robust troop levels. In addition, the bill provides a 2.1% pay raise for military personnel and ensures full funding of… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) invites all high school students interested in attending a U.S. Military Service Academy — and their parents — to an informational meeting at St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy in Toledo on Tuesday, March 14. At the meeting, students will be able to learn about the service academy nomination and appointment process for the 2017-2018… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in voting to pass three pieces of legislation that would increase transparency and reform the federal regulatory process. The three bills, H.R. 998, the SCRUB Act; H.R. 1009, the OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act; and H.R. 1004, the Regulatory Integrity Act, all passed the U.S. House of Representatives with… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will be joined by Medal of Honor Recipient and Otsego High School graduate, Senior Chief Edward Byers, Jr., at today’s Presidential Address to a Joint Session of Congress. Chief Byers is one of two recipients of the Medal of Honor currently serving on active duty and is the most decorated living Navy Seal. Byers received the Medal of Honor for his… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after President Trump addressed a Joint Session of Congress.
“The President’s speech tonight laid out an aggressive agenda to address many of the challenges we face as a nation. President Trump touched on a number of these issues important to Ohio’s 5th District including fixing a broken health care… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) was recently awarded the ‘True Blue’ Award from the Family Research Council’s legislative affiliate, FRC Action, for his 100 percent voting record on the 2016 scorecard. The scorecard includes votes that support faith, family, and freedom including eliminating taxpayer funding for abortion, protecting religious freedom, and preventing government… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) presented local veteran Orval Mullen with medals earned serving in World War II at a ceremony held at the American Legion in Van Wert this morning. The medals – which Mr. Mullen had never received due to an oversight – included a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, and a Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award. Latta learned that Mullen had never received the… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing legislation this afternoon that eliminates an Obama Administration rule prohibiting the redirecting of Title X funding away from Planned Parenthood to health care centers that don’t provide abortions. The bill, H.J. Res. 43, uses the Congressional Review Act to eliminate the ‘midnight rule’ from the Department of… Read more »
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) visited the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Toledo this past Friday morning. Joining Congressman Latta was Acting Director of the VA’s Ann Arbor Health Care System, Dr. Mary Beth Skupien. Latta and Skupien toured the clinic, greeted veterans, and spoke with physicians. This week is National Salute to… Read more »
This morning, Congressmen Bob Latta (R-OH) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) relaunched the bipartisan Grid Innovation Caucus for the 115th Congress. The caucus will seek to discuss policy related to innovative Smart Grid technology that can reduce outages and improve the security and reliability of our nation’s electric grid.
“Cutting-edge Smart Grid technology will mean more reliable,… Read more »
