Press Releases
December 1
House Passes Legislation to Eliminate Election Assistance Commission, Save Taxpayer Dollars
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Today Rep. Todd Rokita voted for legislation to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission and end the obsolete public financing system for Presidential elections.
November 30
House Passes Legislation to Block NLRB from Limiting the Rights of Employees, Employers
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Today the House of Representatives passed legislation co-authored by Rep Todd Rokita, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (H.R. 3094)
November 18
House Misses Opportunity, Debt Crisis Persists
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Rep. Todd Rokita responded today to the House’s failure to pass H.J. Res 2, a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.
November 11
Rokita Statement on Veterans Day
Issues: Veterans
Today Rep. Todd Rokita praised veterans for their service and released the following statement
November 10
Bipartisan Balanced Budget Amendment Scheduled for Vote Next Week
Issues: Spending Cuts and Debt
Today Rep. Todd Rokita, Rep. Bob Goodlatte and other members of the House of Representatives announced that next week H.J. Res 2, a clean Balanced Budget Amendment, will be brought to a vote in the House
November 4
Rokita Responds to October Unemployment Report
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Today Rep. Todd Rokita responded to the Department of Labor’s October jobs report which showed that the economy only created 80,000 jobs nationwide:
November 3
Rokita Questions FEC Bureaucrats on Refusal to Disclose Enforcement Rules
Rep. Todd Rokita pressed Federal Election Commission administrators on their refusal to make enforcement guidelines public and addressed the larger issue of unelected federal bureaucrats making decisions in secret during a House Administration Subcommittee on Elections hearing today
October 31
Rokita Responds to UNESCO Decision to Recognize Palestinian Membership
Today Representative Todd Rokita responded to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) decision to recognize Palestine with full member status
October 27
Rokita Votes for Legislation to Create Jobs, Protect Taxpayers, Fix Unattended Consequence of Obamacare
Rep. Todd Rokita voted for H.R. 674, legislation he co-authored, to help create an environment more favorable to economic growth.
October 26
Education and the Workforce Committee Passes Legislation Co-Authored by Rokita to Protect the Rights of Employees, Employers
Issues: Economy and Jobs
Today the Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup on H.R. 3094, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, which prevents the National Labor Relations Board from undermining the rights of employees and employers.