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LATHAM TO SIGN DISCHARGE PETITION IN SOLIDARITY WITH IOWA FARMERS AFTER HOUSE ACTION APPEARS IN DOUBT
Sep 17, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham released the following statement today with an update on efforts to push for renewal of the Farm Bill with a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives and his decision to sign the Farm Bill discharge petition filed last week. “Unfortunately, a recent newspaper report that... More

IOWA CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM RESPONDS TO ANNOUNCED FARM BILL VOTE IN THE U.S. HOUSE
Sep 16, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham greeted a report in The Hill newspaper that the House is “expected to include passage of a short-term farm bill” this week with continued frustration that action on a full five-year bill is not being considered. “Farmers expect, need and deserve the certainty of a full fi... More

LATHAM JOINS IOWANS, AG COMMUNITY TO RALLY FOR NEW FARM BILL
Sep 12, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham joined Iowans, members of the agriculture community and fellow lawmakers Wednesday morning to rally on U.S. Capitol grounds in favor of a new five-year Farm Bill. Current farm programs are scheduled to expire at the end of September. "With so much uncertainty caused by ec... More

U.S. HOUSE APPROVES LIVESTOCK DISASTER RELIEF MEASURE
Aug 2, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved disaster relief legislation Thursday to help America’s livestock producers hit hard by this summer’s drought. Thursday’s House passed measure retroactively extends the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), the Livestock Forage Program (LFP), the... More

LATHAM STATEMENT ON REPORTED OPPOSITION TO WIND ENERGY TAX CREDIT BY ROMNEY ORGANIZATION
Jul 30, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham issued the following statement on Monday in response to a report in the Des Moines Register newspaper that quotes a Romney spokesperson saying that they oppose renewal of the wind energy tax credit: “I’m disappointed that the statement by Governor Romney’s spokesperson sh... More

LATHAM STATEMENT ON GOV. BRANSTAD’S DROUGHT EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
Jul 26, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham issued the following statement on Thursday in support of Gov. Terry Branstad’s disaster emergency proclamation to give relief to farmers dealing with severe drought conditions: “This year’s historic drought is threatening the livelihoods of farmers across Iowa and through... More

U.S. HOUSE APPROVES LATHAM’S LEGISLATION TO PROTECT IOWA FAMILY FARMS
Jul 24, 2012 - The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday approved bipartisan legislation authored and introduced by Iowa Congressman Tom Latham that blocks federal agencies from enacting regulations that threaten the ability of farm youth to work on operations owned by their families and threatens youth project ac... More

LATHAM URGES USDA TO OPEN CRP LAND
Jul 13, 2012 - Due to intense drought conditions throughout Iowa and the Midwest, Congressman Latham sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, urging USDA to open up lands under the Conservation Reserve Program to grazing and haying. The move would give livestock producers emergency relief as pas... More

LATHAM REPORT: Federal Agencies Shouldn't Treat Iowa Farmers Like the Taliban
Jun 10, 2012 - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Few developments in the news in recent weeks have disturbed me more than what we’re learning about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) using unmanned drone aircraft to monitor Iowa farms. In some cases, we’re learning that the EPA has used the aircraft to gather ... More

LATHAM QUESTIONS EPA ON REPORTED DRONE SURVEILLANCE: “NO FEDERAL AGENCY HAS THE RIGHT TO TREAT THE AMERICAN FARMER LIKE THE TALIBAN”
Jun 8, 2012 - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is demanding answers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after reports surfaced in recent days that the agency is using aerial drones to monitor the activity of Iowa farmers. A wide range of media outlets have reported this week that the EPA is using the aircra... More

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