{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://rokita.house.gov/press-release/keeping-our-promises-repealing-obamacare-and-reforming-our-tax-code", "Keeping Our Promises by Repealing Obamacare and Reforming Our Tax Code", "2017-11-14", "2017", "2017-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  \n\tCONTACT: 202-225-5037  \n\tTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017\n\u00a0\n Keeping Our Promises by Repealing Obamacare and Reforming Our Tax Code \n\u00a0\nWashington, DC--Congressman Todd Rokita cosponsored an amendment to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate. Rokita said, \u201cObamacare is one of the most insidious pieces of legislation and it continues to damage Hoosiers every day. By repealing the individual mandate, we are giving the people choice and saving $338 billion in taxpayer dollars. \u00a0The government never should have required the American people to purchase healthcare. That is not their job.\u201d\nCongressman Todd Rokita signed onto Congressman Mark Walker\u2019s (NC-6) legislation to repeal the Obamacare individual mandate. Congressman Jim Banks (IN-3) and Larry Bucshon (IN-8) are also cosponsoring this amendment.\u00a0 \u00a0\n\u201cWe are keeping our promises to the American people by repealing Obamacare and pushing forward to create real tax reform that helps all Hoosiers, and all Americans,\u201d concluded Rokita.\n\u00a0\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://rokita.house.gov/press-release/keeping-our-promises-repealing-obamacare-and-reforming-our-tax-code"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9500379674136639, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}