Latta appointed to House leadership team (R-OH)

thevwindependent.com ^ | 9/10/14

[cotton1706]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. House of Representatives Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) recently announced that U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) has been selected to serve as a House deputy whip.

In this role, Latta will help ensure that the legislation presented on the House floor best represents the interests of Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District residents and all Americans.

“It is an honor to serve my constituents in this capacity,” said Latta. “As a House deputy whip, I will continue to work hard to ensure that the interests of Ohioans and Americans are represented in the House and look forward to promoting real solutions that will put our country back on a path to prosperity. This is a tremendous opportunity, and I am humbled to have been recognized by my peers to serve in this leadership role.”

“It is an honor to appoint my friend and colleague Bob Latta to the Deputy Whip Team,” said Scalise. “Bob brings to the team his strong commitment to public service, and his leadership and expertise as Vice-Chairman of the Energy & Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. I look forward to working with Congressman Latta to unite the Republican Conference and move America forward.”

[cotton1706]

Not a surprise that the House Leadership would pick a deputy whip from an Obama state with a voting record like this:

Latta - 72% (Average) - 66% (Heritage) - 76% (CFG) - 76% (ACU) - 68% (FreedomWorks)

Here is the full leadership team, all except Scalise from Obama states (so they will be immune from conservative comeuppance), though Scalise is obviously towing the line with his staff choices.

McCarthy - CA - 54% (Average) - 42% (Heritage) - 53% (CFG) - 72% (ACU) - 50% (FreedomWorks)

Scalise - LA - 88% (Average) - 81% (Heritage) - 84% (CFG) - 100% (ACU) - 86% (FreedomWorks)

Latta - OH - 72% (Average) - 66% (Heritage) - 76% (CFG) - 76% (ACU) - 68% (FreedomWorks)

McMorris-Hyphen - WA - 60% (Average) - 48% (Heritage) - 59% (CFG) - 72% (ACU) - 59% (FreedomWorks)

[SoConPubbie]

Winners All! <\HEAVY SARCASM>

[Road Warrior ‘04]

RINO’s on parade!

[PoloSec]

Based on this guy’s record he should have what amounts to an impossible job, the increasing number of conservative representatives, “Will Not Be Whipped” by a Rino.

Or am I just dreaming?

I mean over the last decade or so I have turned from mostly optimistic for our Free Republic; to mostly pessimistic and that pessimism now grows daily.