In The News
Dec 14, 2014
| General Aviation News
Pilots appointed to House Transportation Committee
Issues: Transportation
Rep. Todd Rokita, (R-Ind.), is among the 12 new committee members announced on Dec. 10. Rokita is an active pilot and member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Dec 11, 2014
| North West Indiana Times
Rokita wins seat on U.S. House transportation committee
Issues: Transportation
U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indianapolis, has been selected to serve on the key U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, starting in January.
Dec 9, 2014
| Indiana Chamber
Job ‘Casualties’ Mount Due to Device Tax
Issues: Health
In our most recent Indiana Chamber Policy Call with Congressman Todd Rokita, the subject of the medical device tax came up. No surprise. It’s been a topic in countless conversations ever since the terrible idea was first broached in 2010.
Dec 1, 2014
| Kokomo Perspective
Rokita visits
Congressman Todd Rokita recently paid a visit to Kokomo in order to get his “marching orders” from citizens before returning to Congress.
Nov 22, 2014
| Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
D.C. bipartisanship benefits children
Issues: Energy
The House passed the legislation on a voice vote in September; the Senate approved it by a 88-1 vote on Tuesday; and Obama, surrounded by Republican and Democratic lawmakers, signed it on Wednesday.
Nov 14, 2014
| Kokomo Tribune
Rep. Rokita appointed to new committee
Rep. Todd Rokita (IN-4) has been selected to join the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rokita will begin his committee assignment when the 114 th United States Congress begins in January 2015.
Nov 3, 2014
| XRB Radio
Rokita to EPA: Abandon Harmful Farm Regulations
Issues: Energy
Representative Todd Rokita is again leading the charge to stand up for Hoosier Farmers. Today, the Congressman called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to abandon its “Navigable Waterways” rule, which could potentially allow the agency to regulate Hoosiers’ puddles and front yards.
Oct 22, 2014
| XRB Radio
Rokita calls for greater protection from Ebola threat
Issues: Health
“Hoosiers, concerned about Ebola, as well as misleading information from the Administration, expect quicker action,” said Rokita. “I support a ban on flights from infected countries, visa suspensions, as well as stronger screenings at our ports of entry, including airports and border crossings.”
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.