Today, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2018. WRDA seeks to strengthen our nation’s infrastructure by authorizing funding for locally driven investments in our country’s water resources… Read more »
Today, Congressman Rouzer announced Anna Lawrence, a senior of John T. Hoggard High School, the winner of the NC-07 Art Competition. Lawrence’s entry, entitled “Venus Flytrap Garden,” is a depiction of a cluster of venus flytraps growing from mossy soil using the medium of colored pencil. Lawrence’s artwork demonstrated and reflected this year’s… Read more »
This week, Congressman David Rouzer testified in front of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss two VA-related issues impacting veterans and citizens of the 7th Congressional District. As part of the Committee’s first-ever bipartisan Member Day, Congressman Rouzer had the opportunity to bring attention to H.R. 5500, a bill Rouzer recently… Read more »
Today, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5674, the Department of Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act, which makes critical reforms to veteran healthcare programs, providers, and access. Included in the VA MISSION Act is text from H.R. 2419, Congressman… Read more »
Today, Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07) and Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02), co-chairs of the Congressional Primary Care Caucus, led a group of bipartisan members in writing to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to ask for swift consideration of the Advanced Primary Care Alternative Payment Model (APC-APM), a new model for primary care payment that requires the… Read more »
Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below following President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran Deal: “President Trump is right to pull out of the Iran deal and to re-impose sanctions. The agreement has proved to be horribly flawed, just as many of us have warned since day one. Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism… Read more »
Today, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 4) – a five year, bipartisan reauthorization bill to provide long-term stability for the nation’s aviation community, bolster investment in airports across the country, improve America’s… Read more »
After hearing from multiple veterans in the 7th District encountering issues with their credit, as a result of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congressman Rouzer introduced H.R. 5500, the Veterans Credit Protection Act of 2018. H.R. 5500 seeks to address the VA’s long history of delayed payments to outside service providers, including for emergency medical… Read more »
Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below following President Trump's announcement regarding air strikes in Syria: "I applaud the Trump Administration for taking action against brutal dictator Bashar al-Assad. This is not the first time his regime has deployed chemical weapons on defenseless civilians, including women and children. Russia and Iran are equally… Read more »
Today, Congressman David Rouzer joined members of the House Committee on Agriculture in unveiling H.R. 2 -- the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, commonly referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill, which funds vital farm programs through 2023. The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 works to address the 5-year, 52 percent decline in farm income by providing… Read more »
