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  • 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
  • RE-ENERGIZING THE ENERGY DEBATE
    Apr 2, 2009  - Congressman Latham wrote the following blog post for “The Hill,” a newspaper specializing in congressional coverage. Re-energizing the energy debateBy Iowa Congressman Tom LathamThe push for a long-term comprehensive energy plan has largely fallen by the wayside over the past months as the deteriora... More
  • My Protest Speech
    Aug 14, 2008  - Earlier today I gave a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives to have Speaker Pelosi come back from her five-week vacation and call a vote on energy reform to lower gas prices. Many of my colleagues, more than 100 of them, have also gone to the floor, even though the House Lea... More
  • Top Ten Tips for Saving Gas
    Jun 13, 2008  - Top Ten Tips for Saving Gas Car Pooling. Consider car pooling as a first option to save gas. Not only will your car be used less often, but there are many other benefits: employees who carpool are more efficient and less stressed at work.   Heavy Hauling. Many people keep unnecessar... More
  • Congressman Latham Unveils New Website
    Jun 6, 2008  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham is unveiling a new website today. Latham’s congressional website has been completely designed with the sole purpose of making it easier for Iowans to get access to government information and request assistance from the Congressman. The new site can be seen at: tomlatham.h... More