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LATHAM REPORT: GIVING THANKS DURING CHALLENGING TIMES
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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
November 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

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