Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in response to the publication of an Obama administration memo that described a political strategy to veto the national defense bill. The memo, which was prepared in May, details efforts by the Pentagon to “play hardball” with Congress over the annual legislation. “While there is plenty of disagreement in Washington, our country’s national defense is one area where politics should not take precedence over our nation’s troops ...
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This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) sent a letter, along with several of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, asking that Attorney General Loretta Lynch appoint a Special Counsel to investigate the Clinton Foundation. The Associated Press recently reported on concerning correlations between Clinton Foundation donors and access to the State Department under Secretary Clinton’s leadership. The Department of Justice has the authority to appoint a Special Counsel if an...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) took part in a groundbreaking ceremony for Dana Incorporated's new Toledo manufacturing plant Wednesday morning. The facility will produce axles for the newest generation of Jeep Wranglers. The $70 million plant, located at the new Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority’s Overland Industrial Park, will employ 300 people. “This groundbreaking means more jobs and more American products being made right here in Northwest Ohio,” said Latta. “Dana’s investment will...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) toured the Ohio State University’s ElectroScience Lab Thursday afternoon and met with the lab’s director, John Volakis. Latta and Volakis discussed advancements in wireless communication, textile antennas, remote sensing, and radar frequency technologies. The ElectroScience Laboratory is one of the largest radio frequency optics research laboratories in the world. Congressman Latta serves as Vice-Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communicati...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) participated in a forum hosted by Ice Miller LLP to discuss the benefits, hinderances, and policies relating to the Internet of Things (IoT) in Columbus on Thursday morning. Latta is co-chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee IoT Working Group and Ice Miller is a leader on public policy and legal issues relating to IoT. Also joining the discussion were representatives from the cities of Columbus, Dublin, and Marysville and industry leaders from the health ca...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement in regards to the U.S. State Department’s admission that a $400 million payment to Iran intentionally coincided with the release of four American hostages. “By sending a $400 million payment to Iran in exchange for the release of American hostages, this Administration has essentially set a price for the return of captured Americans,” said Latta. “The President claims this was part of the negotiated nuclear agreement. However,...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) joined a roundtable discussion hosted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and Owens-Illinois, Inc. Wednesday morning to discuss the Internet of Things (IoT) and the impact it has on modern manufacturing. The event took place at the Headquarters of Owens-Illinois in Perrysburg, Ohio. Latta is co-chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan IoT Working Group with Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT). “The manufacturing sector is rapidly embrac...
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Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) hosted Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) and officials from local banks to discuss regulatory issues that banking institutions are facing at forums held in Findlay and Defiance on Tuesday morning. Luetkemeyer serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance on the Financial Services Committee. The Congressmen both gave updates on current action in Congress to help community banks and reduce burdensome regulations, especially those imposed by Dodd-F...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) issued the following statement after the passing of former Ohio Congressman Steve LaTourette. “Steve LaTourette represented the very best in public service,” said Latta. “He was never afraid to work with people from all parts of the political spectrum in order to get things done for the people of Ohio. His sense of humor and loyalty made him easy to work with, and a career full of accomplishments is testament to that. Marcia and I extend...
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The President has signed into law legislation authored by Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) naming the Findlay Post Office after former U.S. and Ohio Representative Mike Oxley. The bill, H.R. 4925, designates the post office at 229 West Main Cross Street in Findlay, Ohio as the ‘Michael Garver Oxley Memorial Post Office Building.’ Congressman Oxley served over thirty years in the Ohio General Assembly and in Congress where he rose to become Chairman of the Financial Services Committee. “It...
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