Rep. Latta Joins Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Robert Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release:

This afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee announced that Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) has been added to the Subcommittee on Health.

The subcommittee has jurisdiction over private and public health insurance; biomedical research and development; health information technology; drug abuse; the regulation of food, drugs, and cosmetics; the Department of Health and Human Services; the National Institutes of Health; and the Center for Disease Control.

Latta currently is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, and serves on the Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Joining the Health Subcommittee will not change his positions on the other subcommittees.

"I'm honored to join the Health Subcommittee where I'll have an opportunity to add to the discussion about improving our health care system and empowering patients," said Latta. "With Ohio being ground zero for the opioid crisis, I'll be a voice for the state as the subcommittee works to find solutions to this devastating epidemic."

Latta previously served on the E&C Subcommittee on Health in the 112th Congress.