WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined colleagues in expressing opposition to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) proposed rule regarding H-2A farm workers.
In a letter sent to Acting Secretary Julie Su, the Members wrote, "We hear from producers across our districts and the nation about the burdensome process of securing the needed H-2A workers to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - As a Member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Agricultural Labor Working Group, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) participated in a series of roundtables over the past four months with stakeholders, employers, and workers. During these roundtables, participants work to identify and address the complexities and burdens facing the nation's… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and its impact on working families and farmers in North… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its updated Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May ruling in… Read more »
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) joined Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) and Congressman Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) in introducing the bipartisan Accelerating the Growth of Rural Innovation and Tourism Opportunities to Uphold Rural Industries and Sustainable Marketplaces (AGRITOURISM) Act. This legislation would create an Office of Agritourism at the U.S.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined a bipartisan coalition to introduce the Growing Access to Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act to reduce barriers producers face in accessing agricultural conservation programs. In addition to Congressman Rouzer, co-leading the legislation are Representatives Jimmy Panetta… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - House and Senate Republican committee leaders requested a detailed update from the heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about how the agencies plan to immediately implement the Supreme Court’s decision in the Sackett v. EPA (Sackett II) case in which the Court ruled that the Biden… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Sackett v. EPA case:
“The Supreme Court’s decision is clearly a decisive win for America’s farmers, small… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined Congressman Ralph Norman (SC-05) and Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) in introducing a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to oppose the Department of Labor’s finalized H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates rule.
Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) hosted a Farm Bill Stakeholder Roundtable at Warren Farming Company in Newton Grove, North Carolina. Congressman Rouzer was joined by Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA-15), Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), and Congressman Wiley Nickel (D-NC-13).
"Last… Read more »
