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  • LATHAM REPORT: GIVING THANKS DURING CHALLENGING TIMES
    Nov 23, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa's 4th Congressional District America has seen as spirited a public policy debate over the course of the last year as I’ve experienced during my service to Iowans in Congress.  Citizens and policymakers alike have weighed in on health care, national securi... More
  • 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 LEGISLATION BANS DETENTION OF TERROR SUSPECTS IN IOWA, MIDWESTERN STATES
    Nov 18, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has announced that he will introduce legislation this week to block the transfer of dangerous Guantanamo Bay terrorist-detainees to Iowa and 10 other Midwestern states.  Latham intends to formally introduce the legislation, titled the “Keep Terrorists Out of the Midw... 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
  • LIBRARY OF CONGRESS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FEATURED ON NOVEMBER CONGRESSIONAL REPORT
    Nov 6, 2009  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham leads a discussion on the wide range of resource available at the Library of Congress during the latest episode of the Congressional Report, Latham’s monthly television show that airs throughout Iowa and is available online. Elizabeth Ridgway, director of educational o... 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 REPORT: STIMULUS FAILING TO HAVE PROMISED IMPACT
    Nov 2, 2009  - By Iowa Congressman Tom Latham Iowa’s 4th Congressional District More than eight months after its enactment, the effects of the economic stimulus bill have failed to even approach the lofty promises made by the bill’s supporters while it was being rushed through Congress by House Speaker Nancy P... 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