Press Releases

Today, Representatives David Rouzer (NC-07) and Deborah Ross (NC-02) led the North Carolina delegation in sending a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Amanda Lefton expressing support for the Bureau’s efforts to promptly and responsibly advance lease sales of existing wind energy areas (WEAs) and identify new WEAs off the coast of North… Read more »

Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) announced the relaunch of the bipartisan Congressional Agritourism Caucus. Originally started in 2019, the Congressional Agritourism Caucus was created to support the agritourism industry and to highlight its importance to local economies and communities.  Congressman Rouzer will serve as the Republican co-chair of the Caucus alongside… Read more »

 Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation and Assessing Future Needs”: Thank you, Chair Napolitano, for holding this hearing, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today to discuss the… Read more »

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves announced that Congressman Rouzer will serve as the senior Republican on the Committee’s Subcommittee on Water Resources and Development for the 117th Congress. Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement after today’s vote in the House of Representatives on impeaching President Trump: "The impeachment of President Trump today does nothing to unite this country; it only makes that effort more difficult in the coming weeks and months ahead,” said Congressman Rouzer.  “Today’s impeachment is… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement:  “Thank you to all who have reached out.  My staff and I are safe.  The lawlessness witnessed at the Capitol today is despicable and should be condemned in the strongest possible way. This is not who we are as a nation.  A vigorous debate and differences of opinion should never — ever… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) and 36 of his Republican colleagues today issued the following statement in advance of the joint session of Congress at 1 p.m. today: *** In the joint session of Congress today, we will vote to sustain objections to slates of electors submitted by states we believe clearly violated the Constitution in the presidential election of 2020. This is our… Read more »

 – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today issued the following statement:  “I will be among those objecting to the Electoral College votes of several states January 6th.  When more than a third of the American public — including 17% of Democrats based on a recent Reuters poll — do not believe in the integrity of the election, truth and… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today issued the following statement after he joined more than 125 of his House Republican colleagues in filing an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Texas v. Pennsylvania, now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court:  “My colleagues and I filed this brief to ask the US Supreme Court to answer a critically important… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has updated its producer criteria and will now deliver COVID-19 relief payments to certain eligible tobacco growers.  This is a change from the USDA’s previous policy, which prohibited tobacco growers from participation in key COVID-19 relief efforts. The CARES Act, passed by… Read more »