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Joe can put me on his volunteer list.
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Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," said Friday he may consider running for Congress in 2010, challenging longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) in the Toledo-area district.

Joe the Plumber has gone from a media star to possible political candidate.

“Minority Leader John Boehner and House Republican leadership were successful at turning a bad bill into a better one when the bill was first voted on Monday in the House of Representatives.

Congress OKs historic bailout bill; Bush signs it
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and DAVID ESPO, Associated Press Writers
44 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - With the economy on the brink and elections looming, Congress approved an unprecedented $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and sent it to President Bush who quickly signed it.

WASHINGTON - Wind power developers, disaster victims, college students, teachers and millions of taxpayers and businesses stand to see substantial benefits from the tax relief package that lawmakers added to the huge financial rescue plan.

So will more narrowly focused groups, including motor sports racetrack owners, film producers and bicycle commuters.

This is a Must See Video. Click on the link to view. It will show you the Truth ! See for yourself ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RZVw3no2A4

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I have a hard time putting all the responsibility for the stock market/financial market on the Republicans. We were warned by McCain in 2005 and by the Bush administration at least 17 times in the past 8 years of the danger of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan practices. Other warnings go back to as early as 1995. It is not the deregulation of the stock market that has produced this problem.

  She called on the Bush administration to get the Securities and Exchange Commission to change accounting rules to loosen up the credit crunch.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/WireStory?id=5917510&page=2

LATTA STATEMENT ON H.R. 3997

WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following
statement after the House of Representatives considered H.R. 3997, the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

"Thanks to the hard work of Leader John Boehner and House Republican
leadership, this bill has been tremendously improved upon from were it

Before some dolt tries to blame Republicans for the banking meltdown, look closely at the sponsors and co-sponsors of this bill introduced in 2005 and which NEVER made it to a vote because ht was voted down ACROSS PARTY LINES. And who is the majority in Congress?

S. 190 [109th]: Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005

With rising fuel costs and a stagnating economy, officials are anticipating more people will need help paying their home heating bills this winter through HEAP, the Home Energy Assistance Program.

But federal funding for the program has declined, meaning Ohio has about $55 million less than it did last year, said Chris Kozak, spokesman for Columbia Gas.

WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) made the following
statement regarding H.R. 6899, a bill produced by the House Democrat
leadership attempting to address the current energy crisis our country
is facing.

"Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrat leadership produced a sham of an
energy bill and tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the American

EVENT SUMMARY: Congressman Latta will meet with representatives from
area home meal delivery programs to discuss H.R. 6675 and bring
awareness to this important legislation.

H.R. 6675 is a bill that would increase the standard charitable mileage
rate tax deduction for volunteers who deliver meals to elderly,
disabled, frail, or at risk individuals. High gas prices have recently

Out on the stump, John McCain gets wild applause each time he promises as president to veto every spending bill that contains an earmark.

But McCain will find it almost impossible to live up to his vow, and gridlock would result if Congress refused to go along with such an executive branch power grab.

And that’s what members of McCain’s own party are saying.

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is finalizing rules that would allow FBI agents to solicit informants and use other new techniques to bolster the agency's intelligence-gathering operation in the United States, officials said Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York held an emergency meeting Friday night with top Washington policymakers and major financial institutions to discuss the future of Lehman Brothers.

The following are links to TCS's analysis and database for each of the FY09 appropriations bills. (Note: With the exception of House Military Construction, which passed the full House, all databases are of earmarks in the committee-passed versions)

http://www.taxpayer.net/resources.php?category=&type=Project&proj_id=121...

Obama choose Biden on Saturday morning. What do you think about Joe Biden for VP?

Congressmen Continue to call for “All of the Above” Energy Policy

BOWLING GREEN- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) toured Wednesday three alternative energy sites in Ohio’s Fifth District, highlighting the House Republicans’ “All of the Above” energy plan.

WASHINGTON- Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) and House Republican
Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO) will hold a press conference on Wednesday, August
20, at 4:15 P.M. during their tour of alternative energy facilities in
Ohio's Fifth Congressional District. The press conference will take
place at the AMP-Ohio JV-6 wind turbines located on U.S. Route 6 in

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE LEAVITT INTRODUCES WORKER RETRAINING PROGRAM, CRITICIZES OPPONENT’S VOTES AGAINST WORKER RIGHTS AND CHALLENGES STATE TO PAY FOR COLLEGE

Bradley S. Leavitt, Congressional Candidate for Ohio’s Ninth District, will hold press conferences on Tuesday, August 19, 2008. These conferences will be scheduled as follows:

9:00 am The Employment netWork

Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) will return to Washington today,
Tuesday August 12, to participate in the ongoing protest on the House floor
organized by House Republicans to call for a vote on energy reform legislation...
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Dear Friends,

Welcome to our first electronic newsletter. I look forward to the opportunity to share information with you through this additional outreach service.

With the “dog days” of summer upon us, many Northern Ohio families will take vacations. Unfortunately, fuel costs are cramping travel plans.