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Nov 16, 2011
| Inside Indiana Business
Rokita Pushing Balanced Budget Bill
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Congressman Todd Rokita (R-4) says a balanced budget amendment, which is expected to come up for a vote this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, has the potential to show the world the country is taking its debt issue "very seriously." Rokita also says any proposal needs to have "simple language" outlining how federal government expenditures will not exceed revenues. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business Host Gerry Dick,...
Nov 15, 2011
| The Franklin Online
Rokita: Nation's fiscal overhaul must begin with Medicare
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita said Monday that the nation’s mounting debt is “the red menace” and that getting control of the problem must begin with changes to Medicare.
Nov 15, 2011
| Indianapolis Star
Rokita Speaks at Johnson County Armory Dedication
The Indiana National Guard opened its new $27 million training facility Monday with a look to the future of the nation's armed forces and a nod to the past.
Nov 4, 2011
| The Hill
Lawmakers demand FEC documents, threaten subpoena
Issues: Congressional Issues
House lawmakers on Thursday demanded that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) hand over a trove of internal documents and threatened to issue a subpoena if the agency refuses.
Oct 19, 2011
| Wabash FYI
Rokita ’92 Discusses Tax Policy
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Rokita returned to his Alma Mater to honor the late Dr. Edward McLean and to provide a lecture about the increasing American debt. He targeted mandatory spending as the driving cause of our nation’s debt.
Oct 18, 2011
| WFLI-18
CAT Hopes Free Trade Agreements Will Boost Sales
Issues: Economy and Jobs
US Congressman Todd Rokita was at the Lafayette Caterpillar plant. He discussed the positive impacts of free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama. Caterpillar's spokesperson Dan Bozung said the agreements will allow more sales and that could mean more jobs.
Aug 26, 2011
| WLFI 18 - Lafayette, IN
Rokita hosts "Congress on the Corner"
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
A casual encounter is what 4th district congressman Todd Rokita wanted for his constituents at his first-ever "Congress on the Corner" meeting.
Jun 9, 2011
| Lafayette Journal Courier
Rokita unlikely to vote for raising national debt ceiling
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Rokita said he will not vote in favor of raising the U.S. debt ceiling even though Treasury Department officials have said the country will run out of room to meet its obligations by early August. The only hedge Rokita put on that promise is if some permanent structural spending reforms, such as the passage of a balanced budget constitutional amendment, are ceded as part of the vote.
Jun 9, 2011
| WFLI 18
Rokita asks Lafayette businesses for help
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Indiana 4th Congressional District Representative Republican Todd Rokita said one of his top priorities is to bring down the country's deficit and add jobs.
May 9, 2011
| Hendricks County Flyer
Cutting the Red Tape
U.S. Congressman Todd Rokita and Kevin Brinegar, president of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, this week announced a partnership to help identify federal regulations that could be harmful to job growth and creation. They’re hoping to help business and industry cut through the “red tape.”
