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July 03, 2009 Illegal Alien Advocates Attempt Sympathy by Turning Criminals into ...

Iowa Republican Congressman Tom Latham's spokesman, James Carstensen, told reporters that Latham "views the raid as a blow to families seeking a better life ...

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Source: Right Side News


July 02, 2009 Taking a closer look at health care

Congressman Tom Latham has introduced the Valor Act for the second time. The act would allow patients under VA care to receive treatment at their local ...

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Source: Journal Express


July 01, 2009 Sheriff's Department captures funds for high-tech imaging tool

... are dedicated to that ideal,” said Tom Latham, House Representative for Iowa's 4th District, and senior member of the House Appropriations committee. ...

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Source: Britt News Tribune


July 01, 2009 Latham fields questions about healthcare, energy

Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, spoke to an audience of approximately 125 people during a town hall meeting in Marshalltown Tuesday, ...

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Source: Marshalltown Times Republican


June 30, 2009 Some government offices pull plug on social networking Internet sites

US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Ames, used Facebook last week to provide a YouTube link to a speech he gave on the House floor in opposition to the cap-and-trade ...

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Source: Mason City Globe Gazette


June 29, 2009 US Rep. Latham: Introduces health care reform legislation

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has introduced legislation that would eliminate disparities in health care access for rural citizens and make ...

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Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)


June 29, 2009

... say, his seat is merged with" the more rural district represented by GOP Rep. Tom Latham, Wasserman said. One Republican strategist in the state said he ...

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Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)


June 27, 2009 (No heading)

...back or maybe it was toe to toe in Fridays debate over the climate bill. Please vote no and save our country, said Republican Tom Latham, standing beside a big yellow box that was supposed to illustrate GOP claims that the bill was essentially a gift of

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Source: Des Moines Register


June 27, 2009 Latham, Braley square off in climate bill debate

“Please vote 'no' and save our country,” said Republican Tom Latham, standing beside a big yellow box that was supposed to illustrate GOP claims that the ...

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Source: DesMoinesRegister.com


June 27, 2009 Will Oberstar's Grand Highway Plan Stall?

At a House Appropriations hearing on transportation spending in early June, Iowa Republican Tom Latham said flatly that an authorization bill couldn't ...

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Source: CQPolitics.com


June 25, 2009

Iowa Republican Rep. Tom Latham of Ames will introduce an amendment to proposed climate change legislation that would kill ...

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Source: Iowa Independent


June 25, 2009 Latham moves to kill climate change bill

...Republican Rep. Tom Latham of Ames will introduce an amendment to proposed climate change legislation that would kill the measure if energy prices increase down the road. The amendment, which Latham said he would introduce Thursday, would force an autom

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Source: Iowa Independent


June 25, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has announced that he will introduce an amendment to the Waxman-Markey “cap-and-trade” energy bill on Thursday ...

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Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)


June 25, 2009 House Democrats Limit Amendments to Interior-Epa Spending Bill

The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to the bill last week from Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) that would prevent funding for any rule that ...

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Source: New York Times


June 25, 2009 US Rep. Latham: Amendment to prevent raising costs

WASHINGTON, DC – Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has announced that he will introduce an amendment to the Waxman-Markey “cap-and-trade” energy bill on Thursday ...

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Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)


June 23, 2009 For ailing transit systems, stimulus windfall is a mixed blessing

"To use money that was supposed to go toward infrastructure investments for simply operating expenses is wrong," said Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, ...

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Source: Mother Nature Network


June 23, 2009 New center a 'dream come true'

US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, praised Ford at the opening as a “tireless advocate for trying to change the lives of people who maybe didn't get off on the ...

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Source: The Ames Tribune


June 22, 2009 EPA proposal would raise costs without benefitting the environment (Rep. Tom Latham)

...in the country, but agriculture organizations have disputed those numbers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association reported that the rule would actually impact up to 130 cattle facilities, without taking into account pork and poultry operations. The

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Source: The Hill


June 22, 2009 Fed to mass transit: Drop dead

...use money that was supposed to go toward infrastructure investments for simply operating expenses is wrong," said Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, ranking member on the House subcommittee that controls transportation spending. “This is supposed to be a stimul

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Source: Salon


June 22, 2009 Fed to mass transit: Drop dead

...use money that was supposed to go toward infrastructure investments for simply operating expenses is wrong," said Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, ranking member on the House subcommittee that controls transportation spending. “This is supposed to be a stimul

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Source: Salon


June 21, 2009

"To use money that was supposed to go toward infrastructure investments for simply operating expenses is wrong," said Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, ...

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Source: Salon


June 21, 2009 Editor's Inbox

In a recent vote 4th District Congressman Tom Latham voted against the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that gives the FDA authority to ...

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Source: Mason City Globe Gazette


June 19, 2009 Farm interests fight climate regulations

...systems at large factory farms. Agriculture "is scared to death," of the regulation, said the amendment's sponsor, Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa). "They don't know what it's going to cost or the impact it's going to have on their livelihood." EPA proposed a r

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Source: EcoEarth News


June 19, 2009 DCCC: Latham plays games to protect sex offender

Representative Tom Latham joined Congressional Republicans' temper tantrum on the floor of the House of Representatives, playing procedural games to delay ...

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Source: IowaPolitics.com (press release)


June 19, 2009 Farm Interests Use EPA Spending Bill to Fight Climate Regs

Agriculture "is scared to death," of the regulation, said the amendment's sponsor, Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa). "They don't know what it's going to cost or the ...

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Source: New York Times


June 12, 2009 Two congressmen concerned about deals with dealerships

Congressman Tom Latham, a Republican from Ames, has written a letter to GM's chief executive and to the Obama Administration's "car czar. ...

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Source: Radio Iowa


June 12, 2009

... to the economic recession -- or as Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) put it last week, "there is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program. ...

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Source: Streetsblog San Francisco


June 11, 2009 Dealer franchise bills gain support

...to govtrack.us, a legislation tracking Web site. Carr was thrilled Wednesday when he received a phone call from U.S. Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, who also voiced his support. Under the bill, any auto manufacturer in which the federal government has an owner

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Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette


June 11, 2009 Dealer franchise bills gain support

Carr was thrilled Wednesday when he received a phone call from US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, who also voiced his support. ...

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Source: Gazette Online


June 10, 2009 College board approves agriculture building bid

... store crops from the farm and is funded by a grant from the Martha Ellen Tye Foundation and a congressional grant secured by Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa. ...

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Source: Marshalltown Times Republican


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