Rep. Rokita: The Path to Prosperity Lowers Costs of Medicaid, Empowers States to Improve Services

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the House Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget, The Path to Prosperity. This is a serious plan that acknowledges the debt we face and provides real solutions to prevent looming debt from crippling our nation and saddling our kids and grandkids will more than $100 trillion in unpaid bills.. As a member of the House Budget Committee, I was proud to coauthor this budget and contribute provisions that...

Block Grants to States Give Medicaid New Hope

The House of Representatives is now considering a piece of legislation that would fundamentally improve Medicaid.

Congress needs to block-grant Medicaid to states

Congress needs to block-grant Medicaid to states, similar to welfare reforms of 1996.

Rokita visits local industries, Defenders of Liberty meeting

The Health Care Bill You Haven't Heard About

American Thinker - Susan A. Carleson: Securing the Safety Net

The answer to providing quality medical care to our needy is to follow the example of the successful 1996 Welfare Reform and block grant funds for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to the states. This will permit each state to design its own rules to cover the needs of its own population, and provide incentives to discourage rampant abuses. The "State Health Flexibility Act" (HR 4160) introduced on Wednesday by Rep....

Congressman visits Lafayette area businesses

Wearing blue jeans and safety glasses, U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita toured the workshop floors of three companies during one stop near Battle Ground on Friday afternoon.

Lawmakers push to give states more power in health care

Coverage of the introduction of my latest bill, the State Health Flexibility Act

Rokita: Education Decisions Are Best Made by Parents, Teachers; not Washington

Rep. Rokita blog post on education reform via Hoosier Access

Site links local manufacturing jobs, applicants

Fourth District Businesses Working Together to Create Jobs Several Hoosier manufacturers have created a job posting hub, advancingmanufacturing.com. It was launched through the efforts of Indiana Region 4 Workforce Board, Caterpillar, Fairfield Manufacturing, Wabash National, Ivy Tech Community College, and many others.