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For the past several months, President Biden and Democrats in Congress have been grasping at straws to find a way to force through their massive tax and entitlement spending legislation.  Although we still don’t know what may be included in the bill, we do know the framework President Biden announced this past week will result in higher taxes, greater inflation, and cradle to… Read more »

The ongoing global supply chain crisis is impacting our day-to-day life.  Whenever you arbitrarily shut down the economy you are going to have major supply chain disruptions.  The major labor shortage is making it that much worse.  Combined with inflation and increasing energy costs, American families are facing extreme uncertainty heading into this year’s… Read more »

 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) criticized the Biden administration today for limiting input on planned water regulatory actions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army announced that a series of virtual… Read more »

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation which would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 U.S. military servicemembers who were killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.  Congressman Rouzer (R-NC) joined Congresswoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) in introducing this legislation in August. The legislation will award the Congressional Gold… Read more »

 Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the following statement upon Congressman David Price's (NC-04) announcement that he will retire at the end of his term in December 2022: "I have worked with Congressman David Price and his office for many years going back to my time on the staff of the late U.S. Senator Jesse Helms.  While our politics is very different, when… Read more »

Many communities in North Carolina have experienced devastating inland and coastal flooding due to major storm events during the past few years in particular — most recently in western North Carolina.  These events upend the livelihoods of families, businesses, and even entire communities.  That's why this past week, I co-hosted the bipartisan Water Adaptation to Ensure… Read more »

– After urging the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to approve funding for New Hanover County beach renourishment, Congressman David Rouzer (R-N.C.), Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.), and Senator Thom Tills (R-N.C.) announced the approval of funding for the Coastal Storm Damage Reduction (CSDR) project at Carolina Beach and Kure… Read more »

In September, the U.S. economy only added 194,000 jobs falling well short of the 500,000 jobs economists expected.  Many able-bodied adults are leaving the workforce altogether because they can.  They’ve made a lot of money in the markets since COVID hit due to the policies of the Federal Reserve, and they are getting government checks on top of it.  The… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) joined Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-08), U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Members of the North Carolina congressional delegation on a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week regarding the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and Americans left behind. In the letter, the Members highlight the Biden administration's botched withdrawal which… Read more »

Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Emerging Contaminants, Forever Chemicals, and More: Challenges to Water Quality, Public Health, and Communities”: Thank you, Chair Napolitano.  I appreciate you holding this hearing, and I would also like to thank our witnesses for… Read more »