LATTA PARTICIPATES IN ONGOING HOUSE FLOOR PROTEST

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Washington, DC -- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) participated in today’s protest on the floor of the House of Representatives, addressing a large number of constituents from across the country who observed Republican members discussing energy policy.  Latta and his Republican colleagues laid out an “all of the above” energy policy and asked Speaker Pelosi to immediately reconvene Congress and conduct a vote on comprehensive energy reform legislation.

“Today I delivered a message on behalf of my constituents in the Fifth District: ‘Speaker Pelosi, bring back this House.’  My constituents, along with a majority of the American public want to see Congress pass comprehensive energy reform legislation, but we cannot do that because of Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to reconvene the House.  House Republicans have introduced H.R. 6566, the American Energy Act, an “all of the above” energy plan which contains similar principles as H. Res. 1206, a resolution that I introduced on May 15th.  With multiple pieces of comprehensive energy reform legislation sitting in committee as we speak, there is no excuse to not bring these bills to the floor for a vote,” Latta said today after speaking on the House floor. 

“We as a country cannot afford to wait another day to pass this legislation.  House Republicans understand that the time to act is now, and we will continue our protest until comprehensive energy legislation is passed,” Latta added.  

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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.