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  • AMERICA IS SPEAKING OUT; TIME FOR WASHINGTON TO LISTEN
    May 25, 2010  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District Everywhere I go these days I can almost predict what someone who comes up to chat with me will say.  It usually goes something like this: “Congressman, what the heck is going on in Washington?  Why isn’t Washington listen... More
  • HEALTH BILL WILL SWELL THE RANKS OF THE IRS
    Mar 19, 2010  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District Some proponents of the new health care reform proposal have tried the argument that passage of the legislation will lead to new jobs.  It turns out such claims are true, although most Americans will be disappointed to learn th... More
  • A YEAR LATER, STILL WAITING FOR JOBS
    Feb 17, 2010  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus bill, was signed into law exactly one year ago today.  Since then, we’ve watched unemployment figures steadily rise, the White House has struggled to kee... More
  • EXPEDITING HAITI ADOPTION PROCESS
    Jan 22, 2010  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District I signed a letter today urging the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to expedite the search for and rescue of Haitian orphans. The effort aims to allow prospective American parents to adopt the orpha... More
  • STIMULUS FAILS TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE
    Oct 28, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa's 4th Congressional District Recovery.gov, the White House’s online guide to stimulus package spending, has a handy feature that allows visitors to the site to track stimulus spending and job creation broken down by congressional district.  Here’s a link... More
  • STANDING UP FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH CARE DEBATE
    Aug 5, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa's 4th Congressional District I signed a pledge last week declaring that I will not vote to enact any health care legislation that I haven’t read in its entirety and has not been available to the public for at least 72 hours. If you visit http://www.letfreed... More
  • EPA PROPOSAL WOULD RAISE COSTS WITHOUT BENEFITING THE ENVIRONMENT
    Jun 22, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing a harmful rule that would drive up costs for farmers and hardworki... More
  • AIR FORCE GROUP LENDS SUPPORT TO VALOR ACT
    May 20, 2009  - My legislation to enhance health care accessibility for rural veterans has drawn the support of the Air Force Sergeants Association, which represents about 125,000 current, retired and veteran members of the Air Force and related organizations. In a letter addressed to me, Air Force Sergeants As... More
  • VALOR ACT WOULD CORRECT INJUSTICE IN VETERANS HEALTH CARE
    May 18, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District It’s a fact - America's rural veterans do not have equal access to the medical benefits they were promised and have earned.  Rural Americans often must travel farther to access quality health care than residents in urban cente... More
  • LATHAM NURSING BILL INTRODUCED IN SENATE
    May 13, 2009  - A bill I introduced in March to combat the growing nursing shortage picked up steam this week with its introduction in the U.S. Senate. I’m pleased to see lawmakers in Congress taking note of this bipartisan solution to the nursing shortage, which threatens to explode in the coming years and further... More