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  • Latham Announces New VA Clinic in Decorah
    Dec 3, 2008  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has announced that the United States Veterans Administration (VA) has approved a new outpatient clinic in Decorah, Iowa. Congressman Latham has been working with Secretary of the VA James B. Peake on this issue since the early part of 2008. "Our nation's veterans were m... More
  • $5.6 Million Approved for Iowa National Guard
    Sep 24, 2008  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham announced that the U.S. House of Representatives gave its final stamp of approval for $5.6 million in funds for Fort Dodge’s 133rd Test Squadron, which was included in an appropriations package passed today and sent to the U.S. Senate. The funds will be used to construct ... More
  • Latham's Iowa Projects Secured in the Final DOD Appropriations Bill
    Sep 24, 2008  - Iowa Congressman Tom Latham has secured more than $18 million in federal funding for Iowa-based initiatives. The funding, which was appropriated through the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, supports a number of defense related programs that will create and maintain jobs for Iowans. ... More
  • Veterans Group With Strong Luther College Ties Is Making A Difference
    Sep 16, 2008  - Washington, D.C.--Iowa Congressman Tom Latham recently met with Roy Brown and Eli Williamson of Leave No Veteran Behind, a not-for-profit organization that repays student loans for qualified veterans not covered under current military programs. Roy Brown and Eli Williamson, both veterans themselve... More
  • Latham Votes to Strengthen Rural Veterans’ Access to Health Care
    Sep 15, 2008  - Washington, D.C.—Iowa Congressman Tom Latham supported Iowa veterans in the United States Congress as he recently worked to pass H.R. 1527, the Rural Veterans Access to Care Act. The legislation, co-sponsored by Latham, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a three-year pilot prog... More
  • Iowan and New National Commander of the American Legion Makes Case for Veterans to Congress
    Sep 12, 2008  - Washington, D.C.--Iowa Congressman Tom Latham introduced the new National Commander of the American Legion to the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees in Washington on Thursday, September 11th. Dave Rehbein, from Ames, became the fifth Iowan to serve as National Commander of the American Leg... More
  • Latham Announces Annual Fourth Congressional District Military Academy Day for Students
    Sep 12, 2008  - Congressman Tom Latham has announced his annual Fourth Congressional District Military Academy Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 20th. The Fourth Congressional District Military Academy Day will help interested high school and junior high students, parents and teachers understand the opportunit... More
  • Remembering 9/11
    Sep 11, 2008  - It was a beautiful Tuesday morning in September. I awoke that day already in a somber mood—long before I had heard the first news reports of that fateful day. A memorial service was to be held that morning for the former Chaplin of the House of Representatives, and my good friend, Reverend James For... More
  • $5.6 Million Approved for Iowa National Guard
    Jun 24, 2008  - The United States House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee today approved funding legislation which contains $5.6 million in funds for Fort Dodge’s 133rd Test Squadron secured by Iowa Congressman Tom Latham. The funds will be used to create a new vehicle maintenance facility, along with re... More
  • The Latham Report: Remembering Those Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice
    May 26, 2008  - Memorial Day is a special day that provides us with an opportunity to remember—and acknowledge—the memory of the men and women who made the supreme sacrifice for our country. It is not just another holiday, but a special commemoration, first observed as “Decoration Day" on May 30, 1868, when flower... More