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LATHAM CALLS FOR UNIFIED RESPONSE TO IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
May 14, 2012  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has joined a bipartisan effort in Congress calling for a unified U.S. strategy and international action against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) following news last week of a terrorist plot to bomb a U.S. –bound airliner with a concealed explosive device. “Improvised e... More

LATHAM REPORT: The Foundation Of Health Care - Thank a Nurse This Week
May 9, 2012  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Think of the last time you went to a hospital, a nursing home or any other health care facility. Now imagine that same facility without a single nurse. Nurses are the front line and foundation of health care in America – the caring people who roll up their sleeves to w... More

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS LEGISLATION WOULD SPARE 132ND F-16s UNTIL COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAN BE CARRIED OUT
May 7, 2012  - An appropriations bill for the upcoming fiscal year would stop the proposed retirement of 21 F-16s attached to the 132nd Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard, announced Iowa Congressman Tom Latham on Monday. The FY 2013 Defense Appropriations bill, which is scheduled to go before a House Appr... More

LATHAM COSPONSORS REAUTHORIZATION OF LANDMARK VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT
May 4, 2012  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is an original lead cosponsor of legislation in the U.S. Congress that will strengthen and improve protections and resources available to women who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse. Congressman Latham joined a group of his colleagues to introduce... More

LATHAM REPORT: A Victory for America's Family Farms
May 1, 2012  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham America’s family farms won a great victory over misguided government regulation last week when the U.S. Department of Labor abandoned plans to pursue mindless regulations that would have kept farm youth from working on farms owned by their own families. The labor propo... More

LATHAM HOSTS CEREMONY MARKING PRESERVATION OF USS IOWA
April 30, 2012  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted a signing ceremony in his Washington office on Monday to officially transfer the battleship USS Iowa from the U.S. Navy to the Pacific Battleship Center, which will preserve the historic vessel and convert it into a memorial and museum. “Iowans are proud that one o... More

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