{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/editorial/rokita-report-11-22-13", "Rokita Report 11-22-13", "2013-11-25", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "IN", "Todd Rokita", "R000592", "rokita.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Dear Friend,\nThank you for the opportunity to update you on the work of the 113th Congress. I trust this finds you and your family well.\nFor daily updates, please take a moment to \"Like\" my Facebook\u00a0page by clicking here \u00a0or follow me on Twitter if you prefer \u00a0@ToddRokita.\n\u00a0In this week's Rokita Report\n November 17 Disaster - Surveying the Damage\nCreating Jobs Through Domestic Energy Production\nHelping Our Neighbors - Our Annual Food Drive Continues\nCongress on Your Corner Tuesday - Frankfort and Monticello\u00a0\n \nNovember 17 Disaster - Surveying the Damage  On Sunday, many parts of the Midwest were hit with violent storms and tornadoes. \u00a0Hoosiers were not spared from the damage the storms caused. \u00a0While the extent of the damage has yet to be fully measured, I am thankful that Indiana did not report a single loss of life in this tragedy. \u00a0\u00a0\n  Aerial View of Damage in Kokomo\u00a0\nImmediate Assistance  If you or someone you know is still displaced, or still in need of assistance, one helpful resource available to you would be your county emergency management agency (EMA). \u00a0For a county by county listing of EMA contacts, click\u00a0here. \u00a0\nIn addition,\u00a0there are also local non-profits like the American Red Cross, United Way, the Salvation Army, faith based groups and community service organizations who are providing help to Hoosiers impacted by the storm.\u00a0\u00a0\n  Gov. Pence, Mayor Franklin and Rep. Rokita Survey Damage in Logansport\u00a0\nAssessing Damage  On Tuesday, I joined with Governor Pence, Senator Donnelly, other state and local officials, and emergency responders to survey the damage. \u00a0\n  Mayor\u00a0Roswarski, Rep. Rokita, Gov. Pence Survey Damage at Subaru Indiana w/ SIA's Tom Easterday\nFrankly, pictures do not do the damage justice, but I was able to take some photos from the damage on the ground in Boone, Cass, Howard, and Tippecanoe\u00a0Counties that I wanted to share with you. \u00a0While the safety of Hoosiers was the top priority, you can see by the pictures that the damage to infrastructure and property is significant. \u00a0Our hearts go out to anyone who has suffered loss of property or disaster through this disaster.\u00a0\n  Mayor Lewis and Rep. Rokita Talk with Volunteers Cleaning Up Abner-Longley Southside Park in Lebanon\u00a0\nWhat impressed me most on Tuesday, and has always impressed me, is that through the visits I made on Tuesday to survey the damage was the caring and generosity all Hoosiers show each other. \u00a0Whether it was the children that were volunteering to clean up the park in Lebanon Tuesday afternoon, or the neighbors who were digging in to help begin the long cleanup and rebuilding process in Lafayette or Kokomo, Hoosiers didn't wait for someone to come help them. \u00a0It has always humbled me and will continue to inspire me that the people of this great state are so compassionate towards one another.\nMy staff and I remain in continual contact with emergency responders from every impacted county in the Fourth District. \u00a0I stand ready to work with them, as well as state and local officials to secure federal disaster assistance should it be necessary.\nReport Damage  While emergency response and clean up are underway, it is still vitally important to have a full accounting of the\u00a0property damage sustained during these storms, and I encourage everyone affected to report damage through the Indiana Department of Homeland Security as soon as reasonably possible. This will help local and state officials as they determine how to proceed with disaster recovery efforts. \u00a0You can report damage via the IDHS website here.\u00a0\nI also made remarks on the House floor to recognize the resiliency of Hoosiers during this trying week.\u00a0 Watch here.\n\u00a0\nCreating Jobs Through Domestic Energy Production\nThis week, the House considered a series of bills designed to create job growth through increased domestic energy production and streamlines a burdensome regulatory process that has led to increased energy costs.\nJob creation remains a top priority of mine. \u00a0These commonsense jobs bills will lead to thousands of American jobs and reduce the skyrocketing gas and energy prices that are preventing small businesses across Indiana and the nation from hiring new employees.\nIncreasing American energy production is the most critical step Congress can take to reduce energy prices now and in the future while creating thousands of new jobs. We must put a stop to the Obama administration\u2019s attack on domestic energy production. \u00a0Domestic energy leads to American jobs.\nFor more information on the pro-jobs energy bills passed this week, click the bill name below.\u00a0\nHelping Our Neighbors - Our Annual Food Drive Continues\nOur two district office locations are now accepting nonperishable food donation items for our annual holiday food drive through Friday, December 20.\nAs you'll recall, this is the second year in a row we are collecting food for local food pantries.\u00a0 Earlier this year, during the August town hall events, we also collected food items.\u00a0\u00a0Year-to-date, you have helped our offices collect 500 pounds of food.\u00a0\nOffice hours are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.\u00a0 Addresses for my Danville and Lafayette offices are below.\nObamaCare Insurance Cancellations Continue to Hit Mailboxes\nIt\u00a0has been widely reported that\u00a0millions of Americans are being sent cancellation notices of their\u00a0insurance policies\u00a0due to\u00a0forced changes under ObamaCare.\u00a0 These cancellations come despite the promise made by the President, time and again, that, \"if you like your health insurance plan, you can keep your plan.\"\u00a0 If you or someone you know has had a similar experience, please send me your insurance cancellation notices\u00a0at InsuranceCancellations@mail.house.gov.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n  Congress on Your Corner Events This Tuesday\nI will be holding Congress\u00a0on Your Corner events this Tuesday in Frankfort and Monticello.\u00a0 For full details click here.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n  Thank you for your continued interest in Congress and for supporting my efforts in Washington. 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