Rep. Thomas Latham

Republican  •  4th District, Iowa  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1995
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 87%
  • Abstains: 1%

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11/19/09
Carlson: Folks in Clinton see jobs, not fear

...district includes Clinton County, is restrained in his enthusiasm so far, but he says he is "keeping an open mind." But Rep. Tom Latham, an Iowa Republican, plans to introduce legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives today to block moving the Gu

11/19/09
House healthcare bill includes financial boost for California

...said Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R- Iowa). "It certainly may be the case that there's an inequity being addressed," added Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa). "But to have a specific earmark for California . . . and not fix the problem -- the much more severe proble

11/19/09
Grassley opposed to detainees even coming to U.S.

...members informed him that he had received 10 calls just today — all of them opposed to housing detainees at Thomson. U.S. Rep. Tom Latham has indicated that he will introduce legislation Thursday to block any attempt to house Guantanamo detainees in t

11/19/09
Lawmaker fights Ill. prison plan

...on proposed plans to move terror detainees being transferred from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Thomson Correctional Center. Tom Latham, a Republican whose district covers north central Iowa and extends east to the Wisconsin border, said he will introduce le

11/18/09
Latham will attempt to block movement of Gitmo detainees to Midwest

...Rep. Tom Latham has pledged to introduce legislation that would prevent the Obama administration from further considering a prison just across the Mississippi River from Clinton as a possible future home for detainees leaving the Guantanamo Bay facility

11/16/09
RPI Chair Strawn: Calls on Braley to reverse support for housing Guantanamo ...

Tom Latham and Steve King both voted in support of the legislation keeping terrorist detainees out of the US Additionally, Illinois US Rep. ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/16/09
Officers trained on response to shooting

... Training Center at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, which is funded by congressional appropriations arranged by US Rep. Tom Latham. ...

Source: Daily Times Herald
11/13/09
RE: Thomas Latham

US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames, said at the fundraiser that Iowans need Grassley in the US Senate – not Roxanne Conlin, the Des Moines lawyer that announced her ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/11/09
DCCC: Representative Tom Latham's long record of just saying no to America's ...

As we honor Veterans Day by paying tribute to the sacrifice made by our men and women in uniform, we are reminded of Representative Tom Latham's long record ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/10/09
Health-care TV ad wars underway

...Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-18), Peter Roskam (IL-6), Mark Steven Kirk (IL-10), Judy Biggert (IL-13), Donald Manzullo (IL-16), Tom Latham (IA-4), Dave Camp (MI-4), Fred Upton (MI-6), Mike Rogers (MI-8), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Erik Paulsen (MN-3), Lee Te

11/10/09
Support for insurance industry no surprise after five-star PAC junkets

DES MOINES, IA – On Saturday, Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) voted against the Affordable Health Care for America Act, ignoring the call for change Iowans in his ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/09/09
Republican fundraiser attracts candidates for governor

Charles Grassley, Congressman Tom Latham, State Auditor David Vaudt, Rep. Dave Deyoe, David Jamison, candidate for Iowa state treasurer, and George Eichhorn ...

Source: Daily Freeman Journal
11/09/09
Iowans Split Over Health Care Vote

Representative Tom Latham agrees that the current health care system needs to be fixed, just not in the way the bill envisions. "There's all kinds of things ...

Source: KCCI.com
11/08/09
RE: Thomas Latham

Iowa Congressmen Steve King and Tom Latham were on the front line on Capitol Hill, trying to thwart the attempted takeover of our healthcare industry. ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/06/09
US Rep. Latham: Hosts library's education outreach director

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham leads a discussion on the wide range of resources available at the Library of Congress during the latest ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/04/09
US Rep. Latham: Latham floor speech on health care costs

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham addressed the US House of Representatives on Tuesday to call for health care reform that reduces costs for ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/03/09
Congressman Dave Loebsack Urges FEMA to Waive Rent for Temporary Housing Program

The letter was written by Congressman Dave Loebsack, Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Tom Harkin, Congressman Tom Latham, Congressman Leonard Boswell, ...

Source: RealEstateRama
11/03/09
Most Iowa congressional districts lean to 1 party

Despite that small Democratic advantage in the 4th, Republican Tom Latham represents the district. And in all the districts, incumbents face large numbers ...

Source: KWQC 6
11/03/09
Most Iowa congressional districts lean to 1 party

Despite that small Democratic advantage in the 4th, Republican Tom Latham represents the district. And in all the districts, incumbents face large numbers ...

Source: KTIV
11/03/09
US Rep. Loebsack: Urges FEMA to waive rent for temporary housing program

The letter was written by Congressman Dave Loebsack, Senator Chuck Grassley, Senator Tom Harkin, Congressman Tom Latham, Congressman Leonard Boswell, ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
11/02/09
US Rep. Latham: Latham Report: Stimulus failing to have promised impact

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 ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/30/09
When A Constituent Calls, Congress Mails

Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham. Both offices took her name and home address without answering her question. The staffers said they would send letters ...

Source: KCCI.com
10/30/09
Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns: Death Tax, Livestock Scale Inspection

An amendment by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) deletes EPA funding for the implementation of any rule requiring mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com
10/30/09
DCCC: TRICK OR TREAT - Representative Latham: Where's your health reform bill?

... leadership broke their promise to release a health reform alternative, and Representative Tom Latham has yet to offer a meaningful alternative. ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/29/09
Cattle Update: EPA Greenhouse Gas Registry Delayed

Amendment by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) which provides a one-year delay in the implementation of any rule that requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com
10/29/09
When A Constituent Calls, Who Answers?

Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham to ask questions about health care reform. Her final call was to Des Moines School Board President Connie Boesen, ...

Source: KCCI.com
10/28/09
US Rep. Latham: Latham defends Medicare from billions of cuts

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham defended Medicare from massive funding cuts as a result of some proposed health care reform measures during a ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/27/09
Iowa politicians' PAC spending on luxury trips draws scrutiny

Iowa Democrats have been quick to criticize money spent by Republican US Rep. Tom Latham's leadership political action committee for fundraising events at ...

Source: Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
10/27/09
US Rep. Latham: Fights on House floor against higher input costs on farmers

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham delivered remarks on the floor of the US House of Representatives on Monday urging lawmakers to stop the ...

Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)
10/27/09
RE: Thomas Latham

But Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa), a hog industry ally who led the House opposition to the EPA reporting requirements, told POLITICO that Obey created an opening ...

Source: Politico

Official website: http://www.tomlatham.house.gov
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2447 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5476
Fax: 202-225-3301

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