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LATTA, BLUNT TOUR FIFTH DISTRICT ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SITES
Washington,
August 22, 2008
Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) toured Wednesday three alternative energy sites in Ohio’s Fifth District, highlighting the House Republicans’ “All of the Above” energy plan. Latta and Blunt visited First Solar Energy in Perrysburg, Bowling Green State University’s Center for Photochemical Science, and the AMP-Ohio JV-6 wind turbines in Bowling Green. “This tour, in addition to the other alternative and renewable energy sites in my district, is a perfect example of the energy policy that House Republicans are working to pass as we speak. The American public has made it clear that they support an energy policy that includes renewable and alternative energy, in addition to the safe and responsible recovery of our domestic natural resources. House Republicans have laid out such a plan in H.R. 6566, the American Energy Act, and H. Res. 1206 which I introduced on May 15th,” Latta said during a press conference at the AMP-Ohio JV-6 wind turbines in Bowling Green. “Whip Blunt and the House Republican Leadership have made it clear that we will continue to fight to have comprehensive energy reform legislation pass in Congress as the Democrat Leadership continues to ignore the will of the American public,” Latta added. “Our nation needs a comprehensive energy plan – a plan that incorporates the common-sense ideas we saw today,” Blunt said. “Republicans are committed to an all-of-the-above approach on energy legislation. For far too long, our national energy policy has viewed our energy resources as an environmental hazard instead of an economic asset, and Republicans want that to change.” -30- Congressman Robert Latta was elected in a special election in 2007 to serve Ohio’s 5th Congressional District. He is a member of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, in addition to serving on the House Energy Action Team (H.E.A.T). Congressman Latta previously served as a member of the Ohio General Assembly and as a Wood County Commissioner. |