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  • LATHAM VOTES TO PROTECT IOWA SENIORS FROM JUMP IN MEDICARE PREMIUMS
    Nov 19, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham voted on Thursday to protect Iowa seniors from skyrocketing Medicare premiums that would result from a misguided plan to restructure physician payments. The legislation, HR 3961, would add $210 billion directly to federal budget deficits and the national debt without a... More
  • LATHAM STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF $1.2 TRILLION HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION
    Nov 7, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham issued the following statement following the approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's $1.2 trillion health care legislation: "There’s no question that health care costs too much in this country, but we can solve that problem with... More
  • LATHAM REPORT: WHY I OPPOSED SPEAKER PELOSI'S $1.2 TRILLION HEALTH CARE BILL
    Nov 7, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa's 4th Congressional District Tonight, the U.S. House of Representatives approved by a 220-215 vote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s massive overhaul of the U.S. health care system. This was mostly a partisan vote that attracted one supporter from the minority part... More
  • LATHAM FLOOR SPEECH ON HEALTH CARE COSTS
    Nov 3, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham addressed the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to call for health care reform that reduces costs for American families. Congressman Latham noted the demand among the American people for health care reform that makes coverage more affordable.  He took aim a... More
  • LATHAM STATEMENT ON $894 BILLION HEALTH CARE BILL
    Oct 29, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham released the following statement regarding the health care bill unveiled by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday: “The health care legislation proposed today by Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrats violates many of the common-sense principles upon which I have insi... More
  • LATHAM DEFENDS MEDICARE FROM BILLIONS IN CUTS
    Oct 27, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham defended Medicare from massive funding cuts as a result of some proposed health care reform measures during a speech in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Current proposals in Congress pay for an overhaul of American health care by slashing as much as $500 b... More
  • LATHAM REPORT: GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE WILL HURT IOWA SMALL BUSINESS AND SMOTHER JOB GROWTH
    Oct 21, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham In the flurry of debate and news coverage coming out of Washington right now, two trends are indisputable:  unemployment is rising while health care costs chew up more and more of the average family’s budget.  American families, who did nothing... More
  • LATHAM REPORT: GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE WILL HURT IOWA SMALL BUSINESS AND SMOTHER JOB GROWTH
    Oct 21, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham In the flurry of debate and news coverage coming out of Washington right now, two trends are indisputable:  unemployment is rising while health care costs chew up more and more of the average family’s budget.  American families, who did nothing to create... More
  • IOWA 4TH DISTRICT SURVEY REVEALS MAJORITY UNSATISFIED WITH AMERICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
    Oct 9, 2009  - A majority of respondents to a survey of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District said they are dissatisfied with the current state of American health care, but more than 85 percent of respondents characterized their own health coverage as either excellent or good.   Throughout the summer and early fall,... More
  • LATHAM RECOGNIZES IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
    Oct 8, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham issued the following statement on Wednesday to remind Iowans that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: “Breast cancer remains one of the most common forms of cancer among American women, threatening lives across the country.  It’s likely that many of us w... More