U.S. Representative Todd Rokita promised he was going to be active until the end of his term. He began that journey Sunday as he hosted a Town Hall at the Frankfort Neighborhood Center.
Rokita said during the nearly two-hour event that he feels that the lame duck session coming up after the elections in November will be anything but lame.
“I think politics is really keeping some non-political things that shouldn’t be political for getting done, like the farm bill,” said Rokita. “For my own personal opinion, I am going to fight for the people of this state until the very last minute of the very last day.
“Number one, I don’t intend for it to be a lame duck,” he continued. “And number two, I think we can get some things done and I think the majority of Congress wants to see some things done like the farm bill, like immigration and like getting Mr. Trump some money for the wall.”
Rokita, who was Indiana’s Secretary of State, before becoming a congressman. He has served the state for eight years having lost in May to Mike Braun in his bid for the Senate to try and oust current Senator Joe Donnelly.
As he has done in past town hall meetings, Rokita presented a brief slide show. The very first slide showed the amount of the national debt which is $21,660,890,051,537. He added the debt is increasing $2.5 billion each day and the country is borrowing 19 cents on every dollar.
“Even though I am seeing the final months of my term in office, it’s important for me to stay connected with those that have hired to me to represent them. And that’s the people of the 4th District,” said Rokita. “It’s just been a real honor and a pleasure to represent the state of Indiana and the people of the 4th District these years, and who knows what comes next but whatever we do, we’re gonna be very proactive at it.”
Rokita was asked what was does the future hold for him.
“I’ve learned in politics that doors open and close all the time,” he said. “So, I’m certainly not ruling anything out. But, I’m also looking forward to being a private citizen, looking forward to maybe being a precinct committeeman again and doing some things I really enjoyed. As my wife says, I’m going to get to parent again. I intend to be active, give my opinion and keep solving problems as long as people will have me.”
Approximately 40 individuals attended the event.