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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) hosted a veterans’ advisory roundtable meeting today in Findlay to discuss recent legislation, the VA MISSION Act, which will help improve access to care for veterans. In addition, the roundtable focused on other issues regarding veterans. The VA MISSION Act, which was signed into law recently, would provide more flexibility for veterans to seek care closer to home.

Latta had introduced legislation previously to make it easier for veterans suffering from cancer to receive treatment closer to where they lived. Currently, a number of veterans in Ohio’s 5^th Congressional District must travel to the Toledo VA before being sent to the Ann Arbor facility for cancer treatment. The VA MISSION Act included a fix for this issue affecting veterans in region.

“After hearing about the shortcomings of the VA Choice program from veterans in my district, I was proud to support the VA MISSION Act to improve access to care for our veterans,” said Latta. “Today’s discussion was an opportunity to share the impact of the new law and hear from veterans about issues they still face. The men and women that have served in our military are heroes, and we owe it to them to keep the promises that were made.”

Also in Hancock County, Latta toured the Best Buy Distribution Center and learned about operations at the facility. Latta serves as Chairman of the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over e-commerce issues. Latta learned about efforts to expand their e-commerce operation at the distribution center which supplies Best Buy stores in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Missouri.

In addition, Latta also spoke at a Truckers’ Roundtable in Findlay and met with representatives from CentraComm, an IT security and infrastructure provider, to discuss cybersecurity issues.

Latta discusses veterans’ issues at a roundtable in Findlay

Congressman Latta gets an up-close view of operations at the Best Buy Distribution Center

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