{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://rokita.house.gov/editorial/rokita-report-11-8-13", "Rokita Report 11-8-13", "2013-11-12", "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\u00a0\u00a0or follow me on Twitter if you prefer\u00a0\u00a0@ToddRokita.\n  \u00a0In this week's Rokita Report\n Rokita Readings - A 50-Year-Old Question\nAmerican Health Care Reform Act\nExploring Sustainable Agriculture at BioTownAg\nHelping Our Neighbors - Our Annual Food Drive\nObamaCare Update\u00a0- Millions Can't Keep Their Insurance\n   Rokita ReadingsA clickable offering of books and articles that I've read recently and highly recommend, as we strive together to \"Keep the Republic.\"\nFeatured in this week's Rokita Readings is a column I recently read by Thomas Donlan, \"A 50-Year-Old Question.\"\nAt the core of the debate about improving health care has been a question of fairness, and\u00a0beyond the question of\u00a0fairness\u00a0lies a deeper issue, and that is how to eradicate poverty.\u00a0\u00a0\nDonlan's column asks some very important questions about how to best help the poor.\u00a0 He argues, and I agree, that many American political leaders have given up on the poor and that they are more interested in preserving broken programs as opposed to really encouraging economic mobility for all Americans.\u00a0 And this is very much the core of the debate we are having today -\u00a0more government is clearly not helping , there a better way.\n  American Health Care Reform Act - Patient-Centered, Market-Driven Health Care\n\u00a0In September, along with a working group of fellow Republican Study Committee colleagues, I introduced theAmerican Health Care Reform Act\u00a0- a patient-centered, market-driven health care reform bill designed to increase access and reduce costs for all Americans.\nI\u00a0introduced this legislation because\u00a0I believe it is important to offer solutions for what could be, instead of just pointing out the obvious flaws in ObamaCare - an\u00a0insidious\u00a0law.\nA brief summary of the bills reforms\n Encouraging a more competitive health care market\u00a0- Allowing Americans to purchase health care across state lines, increasing transparency in Medicare by making claims data public, and allowing small businesses to pool together to lower costs.\nIncreasing access to portable, affordable health insurance\u00a0- implementing an across-the-board standard deduction for all health insurance plans, and expanding access and options for Health Savings Accounts.\nImproving access to insurance for vulnerable Americans\u00a0- Ensuring affordable coverage for those with pre-existing conditions by funding state high-risk pools, and removing barriers that prevent continual insurance coverage.\nReforming medical liability law\u00a0- Capping non-economic damages, and placing a statute of limitations on liability cases.\nRespecting human life\u00a0- Prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion.\nRepealing Obamacare\n This bill is a starting point and\u00a0I welcome input from anyone that wishes to constructively contribute to meaningful and responsible health care reform.\nYou can read the full bill text, summaries of the bills, and learn more about the\u00a0American Health Care Reform Act here. I'm eager to hear your feedback and answer your questions on the bill. Let me know what you think on my\u00a0Facebook post about the bill.\u00a0 When discussing the harmful impact of ObamaCare with your friends, neighbors, and coworkers, tell them about this legislation.\n  Exploring Sustainable Agriculture at BioTownAg\nOn Thursday, I visited with Brian Furer and the\u00a0BioTownAgteam in Reynolds.\u00a0\u00a0\n\u00a0  Rep. Rokita with Stuart Gutwein of Gutwein Law, Brian Furrer of BioTownAg, and Miles Ridgway of FBI Buildings\nBioTownAg is a\u00a0farm on the forefront of sustainable agriculture.\u00a0 Aside from appearing as a traditional farm, BioTownAg is actually able to recycle the waste and byproduct of their farming operations through a digester into usable methane gas.\u00a0 They use this methane to power generators and transfer electricity back to the electric grid.\u00a0\u00a0\nBioTownAg is just one more Hoosier farm that is a leader in innovative agricultural practices.\u00a0 Learn more about them\u00a0here.\n  Helping Our Neighbors - Our Annual Food Drive\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.\n\u00a0\n  ObamaCare Insurance CancellationsContinue to\u00a0Hit 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 can keep your insurance 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  Thank you for your continued interest in Congress and for supporting my efforts in Washington. 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