Todd Rokita

What would you say to Mr. Horne, who will pay $32,000 to provide a backstop to large insurance companies instead of having that money to reinvest in his business? Do you believe this is fair?

We can never afford to forget that. For these reasons, I simply urge all my colleagues to support H.R. 1120 and to not listen to the nonsense that we're hearing from the other side. We believe in the worker. We believe in workers' rights…

I want to focus on that a bit because the impression could be left that Social Security is not part of our debt problem.

Too often we see taxpayer dollars invested in efforts to tackle our critical issues, but we rarely see a return on this investment.

The federal government has taken an active role in improving STEM education, but recent reports have shown that taxpayers' multi-billion dollar investments are failing to produce results.

This hearing provides a valuable opportunity to discuss the state of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, education in America.

He says that these common performance measures are absolutely critical. Even the simple difference of committing someone to a job for, and measuring their performance in that job, from 6 months to a year makes all the difference in how we…

Shouldn't it be the people's decision to make? We are not forcing them here are we?

I would say, shouldn't it be the people's decision to make? We are not forcing them here are we?

Education, I think is the second biggest challenge we have as a country and culture today.

I think it is time we move forward with ESEA reauthorization.

I believe that our teacher evaluation system is an important strategy in improving the quality of public education in Knoxville and across our state.

We all agree No Child Left Behind helped the nation take enormous steps toward a better education system, but we now recognize the law's shortfalls.

Teachers are one of the most influential factors on a student's academic success.

For children in rural areas, or whose schools otherwise aren't able to fully support their education needs, virtual schools provide a critical opportunity.

I applaud the state and local education leaders who have embraced digital learning policies, and hope more states and school districts will pursue these options in the near future.

With 610,000 students currently on charter school wait lists, virtual charter schools can provide a lifeline to children who are desperate to escape an underperforming school.

We have a great opportunity to work on things to make a difference in our children's lives.

Isn't it the fact that if there is some legitimate government interest to somehow take a different tack on defining what a religious organization is, doesn't the First Amendment still trump all that?

The RAISE Act would reward hard work.

The Secret Ballot Protection Act will end the assault on the secret ballot once and for all.

Personal health care decisions should be made between individuals and their doctors. ObamaCare passed more than 2 years ago. In the infamous words of the House leadership on the other side of the aisle at that time, we have now had a…

Although the tax is not scheduled to take effect until next January, we are already feeling its choking boot on the necks of hardworking Americans and sick people. Indiana medical device companies have already laid off good Americans…

Are you concerned that the implementation approach by this administration... may actually discourage employers from offering these plans?

It is a classic example of the right hand not knowing or not--more offensively, not caring what the other hand is doing