Press Releases

The House of Representatives passed a bill authored by Congressman David Rouzer yesterday to provide every veteran who has had their severance payments wrongfully taxed the opportunity to recover the payment in full.  H.R. 5015,  the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016, is estimated to impact nearly 14,000 veterans - including more than 550 veterans from North… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer released the following statement upon the passage of the Conference Report for Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, an authorization bill considered by Congress every year to set funding levels for the military to continue its operations and remain a global leader: “The NDAA conference report passed today ensures our military and service… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, joined Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, today in expressing disappointment following the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s advancement of three flawed rules, commonly referred to… Read more »

Rep. Rouzer sent an enewsletter update to residents in the 7th District this week urging them to prepare for Hurricane Matthew, as well as providing hurricane preparedness tips as the storm nears.  “I have been in contact with our state and local emergency managers this week and continue to receive updates regarding preparedness efforts and impacts from… Read more »

This week, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 which addresses the needs of America’s harbors, locks, dams, provides for flood protection and other water resources infrastructure by authorizing specific U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activities.  WRDA 2016 is a fully offset bill that… Read more »

Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) announced the deadline of Monday, October 31st for eligible applicants in North Carolina’s 7th Congressional District wishing to apply for a nomination to a United States Service Academy for the 2017 academic year. “It’s an honor to nominate some of the best and brightest students of Southeastern North Carolina to… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Congressman David Rouzer’s bill (H.R. 5883) to modernize and clarify the Packers and Stockyards Act as it relates to the buying or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video and other electronic methods.  H.R. 5883 updates the requirements and method of transactions producers must follow – specifically by providing… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Agriculture passed Congressman David Rouzer’s bill (H.R. 5883) to modernize and clarify the Packers & Stockyards Act as it relates to the buying or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video and other electronic methods.  H.R. 5883 updates the requirements and method of transactions producers must follow – specifically by… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) today announced that he will be joining the entire North Carolina Congressional delegation to co-host the 2016 North Carolina Business & Economic Development Summit.  The summit seeks to advance legislative policies to increase business growth and create more good-paying jobs.  The summit will take place on Monday, September 12th and Tuesday,… Read more »

The way things are now, the American people feel like their voices aren’t being heard.  In many respects it is because of the vast number of new rules and regulations that this administration has put in place which have the effect of law, but Congress has no vote on.  Yet these rules and regulations affect almost every aspect of lives.  This is not representative… Read more »