Good News. Congress has been adjourned early so that members may go home for one whole month to their districts to meet with their constituents.
Bad News. Our representative, Bob Latta will not be having a town hall, listening to his constituents, or explaining his vote on the “Big Beautiful Bill.” [The bill] is giving billions of dollars to the richest individuals in our nation at the expense of the poorest, who will be losing Medicaid coverage in 2026, after the next election cycle for Congress.
I, for one, believe that Representative Bob Latta has repeatedly failed the citizens of Bowling Green. His repeated refusals to have town hall meetings and seek input from members of the community is evident in his full throated support of the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Three individuals in our country now have as much wealth as the bottom 171 million citizens. While our national debt is over $36 trillion, the “Big Beautiful Bill” will be adding another $3.4 trillion in increased debt.
What rationale did Bob Latta have for increasing national debt, giving more wealth through tax cuts to the richest citizens, at the expense of the poorest citizens? We should be raising taxes to reduce the national debt, not punishing the poor.
In 2024, the federal government spent $880 billion on net interest costs, a 34% increase from 2023. Interest expenses are projected to be the second largest category of spending in the federal budget, only behind Social Security.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects net interest payments will reach $1 trillion in fiscal year 2026 and rise to $1.8 trillion by 2035, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. We are going the wrong direction.
Helping all lifts all boats. The “Big Beautiful Bill,” in giving more to those who already are blessed with wealth, is a betrayal of his constituents’ trust to support the “common good.” How did he cut fraud, waste, and abuse? If you ever see Bob Latta tell him so.
David J. Neuendorff
Bowling Green
