Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]

Iowa politics a player in detainee prison debate

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Steve King claimed the plan would lead to a "terrorist enclave" just a few miles from Iowa. US Rep. Tom Latham introduced legislation that would ...

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mcfarland Clinic pushing parents to read to their children through Reach out ...

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

The award caught the attention of US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, an Ames resident who represents the state's 4th District. Latham is a member of the House ...

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Latham should help refine health reform

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Our 4th District US representative was quick to send out criticism of the health-care reform bill that passed the House. The statement by Tom Latham is ...

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Iowa politics a player in detainee prison debate

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Steve King claimed the plan would lead to a "terrorist enclave" just a few miles from Iowa. US Rep. Tom Latham introduced legislation that would ...

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Candidate car wars, TV faves

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

TV tastes — Bill Maske, a Butler County Democrat planning to run against GOP Rep. Tom Latham, includes more than just his bio and issue positions on his ...

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Muslim leader trusts his town

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

On Thursday, US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa, presented Congress with his "Keep Terrorists Out of the Midwest Act." If passed, the legislation would ban ...

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Car belonging to murder suspect found in Missouri

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mount Vernon officer Tom Latham reported in the probable cause affidavit that Kershaw's mother, Lorraine Roth, told him she had received a phone call from ...

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Biden: Stick with Obama

2009-11-21T00:00:00Z

... manned a booth outside the convention hall to promote his run for Congress in Iowa's 4th District, a seat currently held by US Rep. Tom Latham, R-Iowa. ...

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DCCC: Rep. Latham's hypocrisy on fiscal responsibility

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Now, even as his own constituents are forced to pay as they go when it comes to affording gas, groceries, and health care, Representative Tom Latham says no ...

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COMMENTARY -- Suicide Pact

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

...about delays in closing Gitmo and serves as a multimillion-dollar "stimulus" for Mr. Obama's home state. Though Rep. Tom Latham, a Republican from neighboring Iowa -- directly across the Mississippi River from the Thomson prison -- wants to introduce a

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Suicide Pact: Kowtowing To Political Correctness

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Though Rep. Tom Latham, a Republican from neighboring Iowa - directly across the Mississippi River from the Thomson prison - wants to introduce a "Keep ...

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JLP Conference to cause several Traffic Changes

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Motorists are being advised that traffic changes will be made on Sunday to facilitate the JLP's annual conference at the National Arena in Kingston. ...

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Suicide Pact

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Though Rep. Tom Latham, a Republican from neighboring Iowa -- directly across the Mississippi from the Thomson prison -- wants to introduce a “Keep ...

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DCCC: Rep. Latham tells seniors to find a new doctor

2009-11-20T00:00:00Z

Representative Tom Latham today said no to protecting seniors and people with disabilities by telling them to go find a new doctor. ...

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Finish the job on health care reform

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

My congressman, Steve King, regretfully joined Rep. Tom Latham and others in the minority by favoring an alternative proposal that did not come close to ...

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Farm Subsidies and the Family Farm

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

We also talked by phone with Congressman Tom Latham. He said today's marketplace is making it hard for smaller operations to compete. ...

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House healthcare bill includes financial boost for California

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...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

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Carlson: Folks in Clinton see jobs, not fear

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...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

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Lawmaker fights Ill. prison plan

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...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

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Grassley opposed to detainees even coming to U.S.

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...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

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