Robert E. Latta

I am ready to work with my colleagues to bring the safety investment and many of the benefits to the American people in Ohio and across the country.

Remaining at the forefront of this innovation ensures that we do not delay safety advancements, while also having the opportunity to grow jobs and investment.

Public safety and emergency communications are critical to protecting the lives of Americans.

The telecommunications industry drives a significant portion of economic growth in our country.

My colleagues who wrote these measures and I are on the side of reforming the Washington bureaucracy.

It is critical that the agency is accountable, efficient, and transparent.

shouldn't the EPA be producing a clear cumulative assessment for the public to review?

I do want to assure the public that my sponsorship of this legislation is based upon my deeply held beliefs that risk corridors should not be permitted in this situation.

To ensure that consumers continue to profit from groundbreaking applications and services, and businesses continue to find opportunities for investment and growth, we need to make sure our laws reflect the 21st century information and…

How do we make sure they are not at a competitive disadvantage?

We have pursued a light-touch regulatory approach to the Internet ecosystem because we have seen time and again that it serves as a catalyst for increased investment, innovation, job creation, and competition.

The central premise of Title II regulation has always been that the regulation was a substitute for competition.

Does the April discussion draft eliminate the need for EPA to find a substance poses an 'unreasonable risk' before requiring new data to be developed?

This is a really important issue because, in my district, we have had a real issue with propane this winter.

A robust public safety communications network is critical to protecting the lives and safety of the American people.

We must find ways to utilize spectrum more efficiently, making decisions on technical merits rather than the politics of the past.

We need to ensure that current laws and regulations reflect the technologies and competitive dynamics of today's marketplace.

Keystone XL can't solve all of our employment problems, but it could have helped many by now.

President Obama's State Department estimates that the $7 billion private investment, shovel-ready Keystone XL infrastructure project will support over 42,000 jobs during the construction phase alone.

I would also note that Keystone XL will be the safest pipeline in the Nation, with 57 new safety controls specific to the project.

It looks to me that DOE is picking and choosing which laws are convenient to follow.

Regulatory burden is the number one issue I hear from everyone that I visit in my district.

The cost of regulation to American businesses and hence our economy is too great to ignore.

Unfortunately, these job creators, many of them small businesses, are holding back from doing what they do best.

one size does not fit all, that we can't create one thing here in Washington because, again, on the industry side, things are moving so quickly