http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1132392783249281.xml&coll=2Saturday, November 19, 2005
Stephen Koff
Plain Dealer Bureau Chief
Washington - Rep. Steve LaTourette of Concord Township voted early Friday for a budget bill he calls "lousy." It was so lousy that when he walked into the chamber from the pre-dawn darkness, he said he was going to vote against it.
Then GOP House leaders helped him change his mind. LaTourette said, apparently joking, that his constituents wouldn't care at the moment - because they were snowed in.
The vote was for a budget bill that will limit spending growth and could result in losses for recipients of student loans, food stamps, child support and Medicaid. Republican supporters said entitlement spending has gone out of control because Congress has refused to make tough but necessary choices...
This is the second time in four months that LaTourette has had a last-minute surprise. In July, after telling people he was against the Central American Free Trade Agreement, he voted for it.
Case law prof to challenge Rep. LaTourette
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/113161910470410.xml&coll=2 Thursday, November 10, 2005
Plain Dealer Bureau Washington- A longtime Case Western Reserve University law professor says he will challenge U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette for election next November.
Lewis Katz, 66, a law school professor for 40 years and a Democrat, said he decided to take his first run at elected office as the American death toll in Iraq approached 2,000. He said he is concerned about this nation's direction and is disappointed that LaTourette "has been awfully silent on Iraq" and on proposals to partially privatize Social Security.
LaTourette, 51, a six-term Republican from Concord Township and a former Lake County prosecutor, said in a statement: "As someone who practiced criminal law for 15 years, I have a great deal of respect for Lewis Katz's work as a professor. I look forward to debating the future of America with him."
House cuts steel aid
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=253748&Category=5Saturday, November 19, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) — In narrowly approving budget cuts early Friday, the House repealed a controversial law that passes tariffs on to U.S. companies that lodge complaints against foreign trade practices.
Attacked as corporate welfare, the 2000 law known as the Byrd amendment had redirected about $1 billion in fees from government to corporate coffers through September, and half of that had gone to five companies.
The largest chunk, $205 million, went to Timken Co. of Canton, Ohio. The company is hopeful that the Senate, which has shown strong support for the Byrd amendment, will make sure the law stays in place when it works with House leaders to reconcile budget cuts...
The union was not so happy with another Ohio congressman, Steve LaTourette, who is the chairman of the Republican labor caucus. He voted against the tax cuts and the repeal of the Byrd amendment, then switched sides during the 25-minute vote. The switch gave Republicans a 217-215 victory...
LaTourette fund-raiser to cash in CAFTA vote
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1127295023122460.xml&coll=2Washington- U.S. Rep. Steve LaTourette's last-minute flip-flop on the Central American Free Trade Agreement has caused no shortage of embarrassment.
But the Lake County Republican may be getting something for his trouble.
Tonight, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman, President Bush's chief emissary on CAFTA, will co-host a political fund-raiser for LaTourette. Donors who put up $500 to $2,500 to see Portman at the Capitol Hill Club will be benefiting LaTourette's political treasury.
LaTourette, of Concord Township, voted for CAFTA in July after telling people that he was against the trade pact. He said he changed his mind after being contacted by Kraftmaid, the Geauga County-based cabinet maker, and being told that passing CAFTA was necessary to eliminate costly tariffs and preserve company jobs...
House passes $49.9 billion spending cut package
http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=32852&dcn=todaysnews By Susan Davis, CongressDaily
...Barton huddled with Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, the former majority leader, in the back corner of the floor during the vote before DeLay followed him down the aisle to cast his vote. Barton was booed and jeered by Democrats before his vote, and applauded and cheered by Republicans afterward....
Google-"LaTourette,CAFTA vote"-
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2005-10%2CGGLD%3Aen&tab=nw&q=LaTourette,CAFTA+vote&sa=N Republican Family Values
...* Stephen LaTourette, Ohio: Extramarital affair with Washington lobbyist led to divorce after 21 years of marriage (and four kids). When wife pleaded for reconciliation & marriage counseling, he said no thanks, and asked for divorce. Over the phone. (Salon, 1.1.04)...
http://bartcopnation.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=printer_friendly&forum=2&topic_id=354571http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_LaTourette...LaTourette is a social conservative known particularly for his support by the National Rifle Association. He voted for Bill Clinton's impeachment. His overall voting record reflects a moderate conservatism.
LaTourette became a controversial figure in the months following October 2003, when he telephoned his wife, still living in the district, that he was having an affair with a lobbyist and was filing for divorce. The affair was publicized in 2003 by The Hill newspaper, and the online news magazine Salon reported in Oct. 2004 that LaTourette's mistress was Jennifer Laptook, a former aide now working as a lobbyist for Van Scoyoc Associates, which lobbies LaTourette's committee on a number of issues...
During the 2004 election campaign season, LaTourette's wife, Susan, posted signs supporting the election of Capri S. Cafaro, LaTourette's opponent for re-election in 2004, at her home in Madison, Ohio.
..."He called me on Friday and said he wants a divorce ... I think Washington corrupts people ... He was a wonderful husband and father, the best I ever saw, until he went there. I told him I was trying to get him out of the dark side, all that power and greed and people kissing up to them all time. Now he's one of them. All they care about is getting reelected. I hate them all." She explained she went public with the story in an attempt to win her husband back. LaTourette's office declined to comment, calling it "a private matter."...
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