Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Tom Latham [R, IA-3]

House Republicans Air Budget Ideas

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...borrowing limit. House GOP leaders said they had convened the meeting to listen to their rank-and-file, lawmakers said. ‪ Rep. Tom Latham (R., Iowa) suggested that the discussion of the upcoming debt-limit negotiations with Democrats had been broad an

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Steve King Passes on Senate Race to Fight Immigration Bill

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...and it takes 60 to move anything," King explained to Newsmax. Along with similar "no-go" announcements from fellow Rep. Tom Latham and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, King's exodus from the Senate sweepstakes forces Iowa Republicans to now go to their "B-Team" o

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US Reps To House: BEER Me

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...would reduce excise taxes for all brewers and beer importers, especially small brewers. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), is intended to ease the economic burden on the country’s 2,100 brewing companies

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Grassley Aide Eyed for Senate Bid

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...Young, chief of staff to the Hawkeye State's senior Sen. Chuck Grassley. The move comes after Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Reps. Tom Latham and Steve King remove themselves from consideration as Senate candidates. Young is well-known in party circles from

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Former US Attorney Whitaker files for Senate bid

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...Reliant Energy CEO Mark Jacobs, Secretary of State Matt Schultz and Sen. Charles Grassley's chief of staff David Young. Rep. Tom Latham and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds also passed on running. Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley of Waterloo is his party's only candid

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Former US Attorney Whitaker files for Senate bid

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

GOP draws Red Zone over Dem seats

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...they’ve gotten away doesn’t mean we’re giving up.” Kelly knows what a tough race looks like: In 2012, she managed Iowa Rep. Tom Latham’s successful reelection campaign against Democratic Rep. Leonard Boswell. The two were competing for the sam

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Steve King Spoils Our Fun

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...U.S. Representative Steve King (R-IA), is officially taking a pass on trying to win the open seat of retiring U.S. Senator Tom Harkin. King was a lead-pipe cinch for the GOP nomination had he wanted it; his House colleague Tom Latham, Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim

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With Steve King Out, Who Will the GOP Crown? #IASEN

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...they would not run since Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin announced his retirement includes: Reynolds, Gov. Terry Branstad, Rep. Tom Latham and state Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey. If he runs, Schultz will likely have the support of evangelicals and s

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Steve King is out. The next phase of the Iowa Senate race starts now.

2013-05-06T01:00:00Z

...Whitaker and Ernst don’t pan out, look for the name of another Republican who has declined to run to (re)surface: Rep. Tom Latham. Despite being viewed as a strong potential candidate, Latham ruled himself out in February. But if the Republican field

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Steve King not running for Senate in Iowa

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...now means the Republican field in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin is wide open. A host of Republicans, including Rep. Tom Latham, have said they will not run. But with King out of the picture, it’s possible they could be tempted to give t

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Iowa's Steve King won't pursue Senate seat

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...announcements by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds last week and U.S. Rep. Tom Latham in February. The series of declarations from Republicans who say they won't run for the seat has perplexed the state party

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Rep. King Won't Run for Senate to Replace Harkin

2013-05-04T01:00:00Z

...to run. Several other prominent Iowa Republicans have chosen to stay out of the race, inlcuding Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Rep. Tom Latham, but some believe Latham may reconsider his decision since King has announced he won't be running. “If you reread

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How they voted

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...Senate this week. FLIGHT DELAYS AND THE FAA: The House passed the Reducing Flight Delays Act (H.R. 1765), sponsored by Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, to give the Transportation Secretary flexibility to transfer funds between Federal Aviation Administration ac

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Grassley: Obama needs fast-track authority

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Harkin has announced he will retire at the end of his fifth term next year; Republicans including Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey have announced they won’t seek the office.

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GOP Prospects Rebuff Run for Iowa Senate Seat

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...comes days after Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds made clear she had no interest in running. Northey and Reynolds join Rep. Tom Latham as three top candidates who have all chosen not to run against Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley, the all-but-certain Democratic nomin

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Latham again tries to aid school kitchens

2013-05-03T01:00:00Z

...Rep. Tom Latham wants to make it easier for the nations schools to upgrade their kitchens. Recent changes to the federal school lunch program require more fresh fruits and vegetables to be served, but many schools in Iowa and across the country lack the

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Another top Iowa Republican, Bill Northey, decides against U.S. Senate run

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...her current career track in the lieutenant governor’s office working with Branstad. And the original GOP favorite, U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, shot down the idea of running just four days after Branstad went out on a very public limb telling the nation in a

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Northey won't run for Senate seat

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...this week he is "embarrassed" not to have done so, but still has not said when he'll declare his intentions. Northey joins Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds as high profile Republicans who have chosen not to run. Also mentioned are poss

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GOP prospects pass on Iowa Senate

2013-05-02T01:00:00Z

...Kim Reynolds, who announced just last week that she, too, was sitting the race out. Northey and Reynolds, along with Rep. Tom Latham, are three top candidates who have all opted against running for Senate against Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley, the all-bu

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