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| https://rokita.house.gov/editorial/school-safety-summit-honoring-our-veterans-more | School Safety Summit, Honoring Our Veterans, & More | 2018-11-11 | 2018 | 2018-11 | Republican | House | IN | Todd Rokita | R000592 | rokita.house.gov | legacy | Today is Veterans Day. We honor our veterans for their service and the freedoms that they fought for. The men and women in our armed services are at the front lines of defending freedom. On November 11, 1918 at 11:00 am the proclamationwas signed signaling the end of World War One. Which is why President Wilson and the US Congress choose November 11 to honor our veterans. This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the end of World War One. TheUnited States World War One Centennial Commissionhas collected the stories of American service during World War One, includingHoosiersstories. Though the veterans of that war belong to the ages now, their service protected the liberties we have today. While visiting Frankfort I saw a copy of the Frankfort Morning News declaring the end of fighting in WWI. If we are to truly honor our veterans, we must protect the liberties that they fought for. These liberties are enshrined in our Constitution and established from the values found in the Declaration of Independence. Our veterans fought and sacrificed to protect our nation and as long as we continue to preserve and protect our American Exceptionalism, those sacrifices were not made in vain. Keeping our Republic is how we honor our veterans and their service. My office hosted our third School Safety Summit on Thursday. The event brought together law enforcement officials, superintendents, principals, vice principals, teachers, and students. Senator John Crane moderated the event and we had three great speakers, Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt who lead the response to the shooting at Noblesville West Middle School earlier this year, Richard Hogue of ISP who oversees their active shooter response program, and Jason Brames who is part of the Hendricks County School Safety Commission. A special thanks to every participant for attending and contributing. Thanks to all attendees of the School Safety Summit for your contributions! Beth Walker is a competitive shooter and a student, who offers a unique persepctive. Senator John Crane moderated the event. As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, school safety is an absolute priority of mine. Follow-up reports from the first two events are available onmy website. Bringing together experts and the education community to have honest and open discussions, away from sensationalism and focused on the facts, was extremely productive. I look forward to taking what we learned from our discussion back with me to Washington. On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made two big announcements to protect the unborn.I have a strong record ofstanding up for lifeand will do so whenever I can. The administration announced a final rule that would protect the rights of conscience for both religious and moral objectors from the Obama-era abortifacient drug mandate. Those who object to abortion should not be expected to pay for them. The administration also announced a new rule to enforce the law on Obamacare's abortion coverage. The rule directs insurers selling Obamacare plans that cover abortion to collect a separatepayment for enrollees that want abortion coverage. The Obama Administration had violated the statuteand allowed these payments to be collected together. Now Americans will be able to more easily know if the plans they are considering will cover abortion and how much it costs. These new measures are important victories for life. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |