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Oct 10, 2014
| The Flyer Group
U.S. Rep Todd Rokita visits Brownsburg PD
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita visited the police department here on Wednesday to learn more about local government and what they do for the community.
Oct 3, 2014
| AOPA
Rep. Rokita says bill is ‘very important’
Issues: Transportation
Rokita said that the FAA could direct its focus to more important matters and there could be more, safer pilots. Rokita said that he and other lawmakers will keep the pressure up on the rulemaking process, but noted that even if the FAA proposed rules aren’t what pilots want, the legislative effort continues.
Oct 2, 2014
| Hindu American Foundation
HAF Joins Indian American Groups In Welcoming Prime Minister Modi
Issues: Defense and National Security
HAF’s Associate Director of Government Relations, Jay Kansara, liaised with community leaders and other major Indian American organizations to enable an unprecedented 33 Members of Congress and Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley to both attend the event as well as participate in a private meeting with the Prime Minister organized by the Embassy of India.*
Sep 29, 2014
| Kokomo Herald
Lafayette to Kokomo Car Cruise Drives Home School Choice
Issues: Education
“School Choice is an important foundation supporting our Hoosier and national economy,” said Rokita. “As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, I’m helping to make sure every student makes his or her unique contribution.”
Sep 29, 2014
| Pharos Tribune
Rokita looking to cut red tap
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Rokita met with nine of the company's employees to talk about issues related to Red Tape Rollback, a program he said thrives on receiving feedback from constituents regarding what they feel are examples of excessive regulation so that his office can work to address them.
Sep 26, 2014
| Journal Review
Airport lands $2.4 million grant
Rokita’s office supported the airport’s push for expansion after a visit. “We immediately saw how organized everyone was,” Rokita said. “The least we could do was get on the phone and start calling. “We all had our heart in this because we know how important it is for economic development.”
Sep 25, 2014
| Howey Politics Indiana
Rokita Discusses Budget and Education Reform
"Outside of education and tackling the debt, another Rokita legislative priority for next year is comprehensive civil service reform." http://www.howeypolitics.com
Sep 22, 2014
| AOPA
Rokita: Medical reform will happen
Issues: Transportation
Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind.), an AOPA member, said in the Sept. 18 episode that efforts to reform the third class medical are moving forward: Additional co-sponsors have signed on to the bill, which would lift the burden of the third class medical from many pilots, and the FAA has promised rules addressing medical reform. Lawmakers will “keep up the flank” to make sure reform happens, he said.
Sep 22, 2014
| WIBC
Todd Rokita - On border security
Issues: Congressional Issues
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-4) talks about illegal children immigrants coming across the southern border, and the natural consequences.
Sep 13, 2014
| WLFI
Stakeholders meet to talk about lake issues, endangered mussels
Issues: Economy and Jobs
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, NIPSCO, county commissioners, Shafer and Freeman Lakes Environmental Conservation Corporation and U.S. Congressman Todd Rokita were some of the agencies involved. Topics discussed included how the Oakdale Dam must operate to comply with the Endangered Species Act. NIPSCO spokesperson Nick Meyer said the meeting allows NIPSCO to explain the changes.
