Todd Rokita: “I thank the gentleman for his service. I look forward to working with him in the future. I thank him for honoring our…”

“I thank the gentleman for his service. I look forward to working with him in the future. I thank him for honoring our great State and for his service to our country. Indiana has had a long and proud history, acting as a leader in many crucial fields and enriching the history of our Nation overall. Hoosiers have helped give us everything from airplanes to penicillin and insulin and even walked the first steps on the Moon. Both Wilbur Wright and Eli Lilly hailed from Indiana and permanently altered the course of human history for the better. Neil Armstrong attended Purdue University, which I am proud to say is in Indiana's Fourth Congressional District. Purdue University is one of the top engineering schools in the country and has been a leader in fighting against rising tuition costs, one of the most important issues facing this Congress and the next and, actually, the next generation of students entirely. Our State is lucky, however, in that Purdue is hardly the only outstanding higher education option available. I, myself, am a proud alumnus of two Indiana colleges and universities, Wabash College and the Indiana School of Law. We fight hard to be an education partner for all Hoosiers and all our institutions, and that includes the entire delegation, whether Republican or Democrat. In that vein, Mr. Speaker, I will recognize another distinguished Hoosier and member of our delegation, Representative Larry Bucshon. He is a doctor by trade.…”