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House unveils plan to restore constitutional authority

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e: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit;">Putting a Stop to Executive Overreach In FY2016, taxpayers spent about $310 billion on agencies and programs for which authorizations had already expired or were about to expire.  “A Better…

Rep. Rouzer appointed as NDAA conferee

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Today, Congressman Rouzer announced his recent appointment by Speaker Paul D. Ryan to serve on a bipartisan conference committee charged with producing a final National Defense Authorization Act to fund the military and secure the homeland. “I’m honored Speaker Ryan appointed me to serve on the conference committee tasked with working out policy differences between the…

House unveils plan to reform regulatory system, grow economy

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House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive plan to grow the economy by regulating smarter, delivering affordable and reliable energy, ending bailouts, putting students and workers first and cracking down on lawsuit abuse.  This plan, referred to as “A Better Way to Grow Our Economy,” puts forth 101 recommendations and is the product of several months of taskforce meetings…

House unveils plan to prevent terrorist attacks, strengthen national security

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House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive plan to strengthen our national security by defeating radical Islamic terrorists, securing our borders, identifying new threats and restoring our influence abroad. This plan, referred to as “A Better Way to Keep Us Safe and Free,” is the product of several months of taskforce meetings and discussions. “Our homeland is under…

With Rouzer support, House passes bill to prevent IRS from targeting Americans

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With the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5053, the Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act, to eliminate an unnecessary and confidential form non-profits are required to submit to the IRS. Currently, the IRS requires 501 (c) organizations to submit a Schedule B form with the names and addresses of their donors.  However,…

Rep. Rouzer to host seniors resource fairs

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 The office of Congressman David Rouzer is hosting three Resource Fairs for Senior Citizens to help answer questions seniors may have about benefits, legal matters, healthcare needs, and more.  These Resource Fairs will be taking place in Brunswick County, New Hanover County and Johnston County.  Staff from the Social Security Administration will be on hand to go over…

Rouzer statement on Orlando terrorist attack

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Congressman Rouzer released the below statement following the Orlando terrorist attack: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the families of those who were killed and wounded in Orlando.  There is little doubt that this was a violent act of radical Islamic terrorism. The brutal attacks in Orlando are just one more wake-up call begging for a comprehensive plan…

House unveils plan to fight poverty, encourage opportunity

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This week, House Republicans unveiled a comprehensive plan to fight poverty by encouraging work, expanding opportunity and increasing government accountability.  This plan, referred to as “A Better Way to Fight Poverty,” is the product of several months of taskforce meetings and discussions.  “For far too long, Washington has overpromised and under delivered…

With Rouzer support, House passes fully paid measure to combat Zika

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This week, with the support of Congressman Rouzer, the House of Representatives passed a bill to use funds already appropriated to address and prevent the spread of the Zika virus in the United States.  The bill allocates $622.1 million in existing funds to the Department of Health and Human Services agencies, the State Department, and USAID for Zika prevention and treatment…

Rouzer introduces bill to protect combat-injured veterans from being wrongfully deprived of their full severance

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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Under federal law, veterans who suffer combat-related injuries and who are separated from the military are not supposed to be taxed on the one-time lump sum disability severance payment they receive from the DoD.  However, due to an accounting error, millions are owed to an estimated 14,000 veterans.  H.R. 5015 corrects this problem by…