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Keith Rothfus
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Co-Chair, Affordable Medicines Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Aluminum Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Border Security Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Wire & Wire Producers Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, General Aviation Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Ohio River Basin Congressional Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Education Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Co-Chair, Affordable Medicines Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Aluminum Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Border Security Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Coal Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Down Syndrome Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Natural Gas Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Steel Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Congressional Wire & Wire Producers Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Financial Services Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, General Aviation Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States House of Representatives
Member, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Ohio River Basin Congressional Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Member, Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Education Caucus, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, United States House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, United States House of Representatives
Former Member, Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Favorite Book:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by: J.R.R. Tolkein
Favorite Movie:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars Episode IV, Toy Story 2, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Home Alone, Men of Honor
Favorite Quote:
"I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.' I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state, sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It's always something." - Gilda Radner
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, Religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of Patriotism, who should labour to subvert these great Pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of Men & citizens. The mere Politican, equally with the pious man ought to respect & to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private & public felicity. Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the Oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice? And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure--reason and experience both forbid us to expect that National morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." - George Washington
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time given us." - Gandalf
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." - Abraham Lincoln
"It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood." - James Madison
"The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God."-John F. Kennedy
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."-Ronald Reagan
Favorite TV Shows:
Saturday Night Live (SNL)
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Family chauffeur, Running, Skiing
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position
1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position
1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position
2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No
Latest Action: House - 12/11/2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Tracker:Latest Action: 12/12/2018 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10163-10164)
Tracker:Latest Action: House - 11/13/2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Tracker:By Tim Scott When the House and Senate passed our landmark tax-reform package last year, it was done with everyday American families in mind. The typical middle-income family of four will save more than $2,000 on their taxes next year, and by doubling the child tax credit and standard deduction, we are giving families more flexibility with their hard-earned dollars. More than 1.7 million jobs have been created since the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and more than four million Americans have received new bonuses or wage and benefit increases. The nationwide unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 1969. Here in Western Pennsylvania, the economic resurgence has been felt in every county, where joblessness has been driven down to historic lows and manufacturing confidence, until recently on a sharp decline, has risen to record highs. Even with these successes, there are still communities facing economic challenges. There are hardworking families struggling to secure a brighter future for themselves and their children. With that in mind, we are excited to showcase a lesser-known feature of the tax-reform law known as Opportunity Zones, a plan tailor-made for the nation's most overlooked towns and neighborhoods. The New York Times rightly called this provision "the first new substantial federal attempt to aid those communities in more than a decade." How do Opportunity Zones work? In exchange for a deferral on capital-gains taxes, investors can support a wide variety of activities in the zones for five to 10 years. This means the potential for new dollars coming in for rural broadband, charter schools, small businesses and entrepreneurs, or a number of other community-building investments. This is a win-win for communities and investors. And it is powered from the ground up. The zones were not decided by Washington bureaucrats, but rather local communities, mayors and governors -- the people who know best what our communities need and where these investments can make a huge difference. For many parts of Western Pennsylvania, new investment is likely to bring about new family-sustaining job opportunities that for decades could only be found miles away, which in turn will allow more young people to stay and prosper where they were raised. Here at home, designated Opportunity Zones in the city of Pittsburgh, McKees Rocks, Stowe, Neville Township, Aliquippa, Beaver Falls, Midland, Etna, Sharpsburg and other municipalities are eligible to benefit from a flood of private-sector investment. More than 52 million Americans live in communities such as these that face development challenges, including about 21,000 residents in the current 12th congressional district alone. Three hundred communities across Pennsylvania have been given Opportunity Zone designations. As the Treasury Department finalizes the rules over the next few months, the excitement in these areas and their potential continues to build. We haven't created a new bureaucracy. We're not spending new money. There is no new government program -- just a roadmap to success for families who have struggled for too long. We know that it is not a lack of ingenuity or hard work that has held folks back, but rather the door to opportunity being closed. The Opportunity Zones initiative will help kick that door open in Western Pennsylvania and in many other communities that are ready for revival across our country. Keith Rothfus represents Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district and is running for election in the newly drawn 17th district. Tim Scott is a Republican senator from South Carolina.
