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Jan 2, 2013
Release - Rokita to Serve as Chairman of Education Subcommittee in 113th Congress
Issues: Education
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today announced that he has been selected to serve as the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, part of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Rokita was selected by committee chairman John Kline to serve as one of four subcommittee chairs in the 113th Congress, which begins tomorrow.
Jan 1, 2013
Release - Rokita Votes Against Spending Increase – “We Are Still Hurtling Toward the Real Fiscal Cliff”
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement after voting to oppose the deal to increase federal spending by hundreds of billions of dollars:
Dec 30, 2012
Release - Rokita Votes for Restoration of Clark Veterans Cemetery
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement after the passage of the Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S.3202, which transfers and provides for the restoration of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines to the American Battle Monuments Commission, a cause taken up by 4th District student, Nathaniel Beeler of Avon.
Dec 20, 2012
Rokita: House Missed Great Opportunity to Reform Tax Code
Issues: Tax Reform
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita issued the following statement on this evening’s tax reform bill.
Dec 19, 2012
Release - Rokita, Subcommittee Hold Hearing on Multiemployer Pension Reform
Issues: Economy and Jobs
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita and members of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee today held a hearing on potential reforms to the multiemployer pension system. The subcommittee, part of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, heard testimony from Joshua Gotbaum, director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
Dec 17, 2012
Release: Tim Scott is an Outstanding Choice as South Carolina’s Next Senator
Issues: Congressional Issues
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita issued the following statement after Gov. Nikki Haley announced her appointment of U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to serve as the next U.S. Senator from South Carolina.
Dec 7, 2012
Release: Rokita Hosts Fiscal Cliff Discussion with Lafayette-area Small Business Owners
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita held a roundtable discussion with more than a dozen Lafayette-area small business owners on the potential effects of the fiscal cliff.
Dec 7, 2012
Release - Rokita: Weak Economy is Result of Oversized Government, Complex Tax Code
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita today issued the following statement on the latest unemployment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nov 30, 2012
Rokita: PLO’s Efforts at U.N. Complicate Peace Process with Israel
Issues: Defense and National Security
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita issued the following statement after the United Nations voted to grant “non-member state” status to the Palestinian Liberation Organization.
Nov 30, 2012
Rokita Votes in Support as House Passes STEM Jobs Act
Issues: Economy and Jobs
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita issued the following statement after the House today passed the STEM Jobs Act, H.R. 6429, which will offer 55,000 visas per year to skilled immigrants with advanced degrees from certain U.S. universities in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).
