Dear Congressman Latta,

We, the undersigned, are residents of Ohio District 5. We are calling on you to have a public, in-person townhall to hear your constituents' concerns regarding recent actions by Congress and the policies of the new administration.

We are gravely concerned about the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and the impact repeal will have on the health of our nation, including your neighbors. We are gravely concerned about plans to privatize Medicare and Medicaid. We are gravely concerned about continuing access to women's healthcare and reproductive health.

We believe that a congressperson's first duty is to listen to his or her constituents' concerns and speak to those concerns in your actions and words on the House floor and in meeting rooms. We ask you to appreciate the urgency we feel and hold a townhall as soon as possible, before you vote on any further legislation regarding health care.