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  • LATHAM ASKS IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONSIDER U.S. SERVICE ACADEMIES
    Sep 11, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham announced that students in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District interested in applying to the U.S. service academies for the 2010 school year have until Oct. 1, 2009, to contact his office for nominations. To gain acceptance to one of the five U.S. service academies, appl... More
  • LATHAM PUSHES FOR CALL CENTER FOR VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
    Jun 23, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is pressing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to follow through on a 2008 initiative to establish a 24/7 post-traumatic stress hot line for combat veterans. On Tuesday, Congressman Latham will offer an amendment to the Fy-2010 Military Construction-Veterans Affai... 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
  • IMPROVING HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBILITY FOR RURAL VETERANS IS FOCUS OF LATHAM EFFORT
    May 14, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has introduced legislation to make health care more convenient and accessible for veterans by allowing them to use their federal benefits at local hospitals and physicians’ offices rather than having to travel long distances to VA facilities. Veterans in rural states l... More
  • IOWA TIES TO VIETNAM WALL FEATURED IN NEW TELEVISION PROGRAM
    May 1, 2009  - The latest episode of Iowa Congressman Tom Latham’s monthly television show has hit the airwaves and is now available online. The May episode of the “Congressional Report” celebrates Memorial Day by focusing on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, and its traveling half-scale replica ... More
  • LATHAM ANNOUNCES VA GRANT FOR IOWA VETERANS HOME
    Apr 28, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is pleased to announce that the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown will receive more than $29 million in federal funds for a building replacement project. “We have all benefitted from the service and sacrifice of veterans,” Congressman Latham said. “We owe them the bes... More
  • LATHAM ANNOUNCES MILITARY ACADEMY DAY FOR IOWA HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
    Apr 6, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is inviting all Iowa students interested in the opportunities offered by the five U.S. military service academies to his annual Fourth Congressional District Military Academy Day on April 18. The program will feature representatives from the various military academies ... More
  • LATHAM VISITS TRAVELING VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL
    Mar 27, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham on Thursday met with a representative of the Iowa-based company that crafted a trailer that has carried a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall across the country. “The traveling memorial wall allows communities throughout our nation to show their res... More
  • IOWA CONGRESSMAN TOM LATHAM RESPONDS TO PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS BEFORE CONGRESS
    Feb 24, 2009  - WASHINGTON, DC -- Iowa Congressman Tom Latham released the following statement in response to President Barack Obama's speech before Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009: “These are difficult times, and I know that too many Americans awaken each day with their hearts and minds burdened with deep ... More
  • Latham Makes Trip to Iraq to View Progress Firsthand
    Feb 6, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham was in Iraq today, participating in a six-member congressional delegation to the country.  The trip comes just a week after provincial elections were held successfully and without significant violence. “On my fourth trip to Iraq, I was very interested in personally see... More