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Rouzer Introduces Legislation to Protect Maritime Navigation

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2023.12.05 WRDA Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07), Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) introduced H.R. 6410, the Atlantic Coast Shipping Safety Act to provide long-overdue certainty for maritime vessels operating along the Atlantic Coast and safeguard port communities. The bipartisan legislation requires Coast Guard establishment of clear,…

Rouzer Applauds Trump Administration Rollback of CAFE Standards

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman David Rouzer issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced its plans to revise future Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, vans, and heavy-duty pickups. “I applaud President Trump and Secretary Duffy for revising the previous Administration’s radical and…

Houlahan and Rouzer Introduce Biomanufacturing Excellence Act to Support North Carolina Industry

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) joined Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-06) in introducing the Biomanufacturing Excellence Act, which would promote U.S. leadership in biotechnology and strengthen domestic biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Companion legislation is being led in the U.S. Senate by Senators Chris Coons (D-Del) and Ted Budd…

Congressman Rouzer Votes to Release Epstein Files

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2024.09.18 T&I

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 4405 – the Epstein Files Transparency Act, requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publicly disclose all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in its possession relating to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. “Americans…

Congressman Rouzer Applauds New Streamlined WOTUS Rule

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WATER RESOURCES HEARING

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced their proposed rule clarifying the definition of "waters of the United States" and fully implementing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency:   “I applaud…

Democrat-Led Shutdown Ends After More Than 40 Days

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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Rouzer released the statement below following President Trump signing the clean Continuing Resolution (CR) into law after the late-night passage out of the U.S. House of Representatives. House and Senate Republicans were in agreement on a clean CR since the beginning, but the 60 votes necessary to end Senate debate delayed the legislation because…

Congressmen Rouzer and Murphy Champion Fourth Annual WATERS Summit to Advance Flood Solutions

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WATERS Summit

WILMINGTON, NC - Today, Congressmen David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC-03) held the fourth annual Water Adaption to Ensure Regional Success Summit (WATERS Summit) at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington North Carolina. The non-partisan event brought together leaders from all levels of government, issue experts, and flood-mitigation professionals to…

Congressman Rouzer Introduces the Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act

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2025.12.18 T&I Markup

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) introduced H.R. 5688, the Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act, to protect Americans’ safety, support American workers, and restore order to our commercial trucking licensing system. This critical legislation ends the reckless policy of granting Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) to illegal immigrants who lack the English…

Democrats Refuse to Keep Government Open

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America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below following Senate Democrats' opposition to continue government funding, putting critical programs and national security at risk while wasting taxpayer dollars on empty federal offices.  This comes after the House passed a nonpartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) nearly two weeks ago, keeping government…

Chairman Rouzer; T&I Leaders Call for Improving Safety on U.S. Transit Systems Following Roundtable

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2025.09.18 T&I Safety Roundtable

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Rouzer, Chairman of the Highways and Transit Subcommittee, led a bipartisan closed-door roundtable discussion with transit and law enforcement officials and stakeholders to discuss the need to identify actionable solutions to improve safety on publicly funded transportation systems and restore the public’s trust in transit   "The recent…