Representative David Rouzer

Dear Friend,

As the Biden Administration refuses to take any meaningful action to keep Americans safe, we continue to witness the devastating consequences of our open-border policies. This week, I introduced legislation to help provide border states with more standing in their fight with this administration to protect their communities and the entire United States against illegal immigration and the deadly flow of drugs. Keep reading below for more information!

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Empowering States to Secure Southern Border

In response to the Biden Administration's efforts to block states from placing physical barriers along their border with Mexico, I introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide states more standing to secure the southern border.

On January 22, the Supreme Court ruled with the Biden Administration and allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to begin removing razor wire Texas installed along their southern border. In 2022, Texas and Arizona placed shipping containers along parts of the southern border to prevent illegal crossings, leading to lawsuits from the Biden Administration to block this action.

My bill, the CONTAINER Act, would give border states the explicit authority to place temporary barriers on federal land to protect their communities and the entire United States against illegal immigration and the deadly flow of drugs.

No community is immune to the drugs, sex trafficking and crime the Biden Administration's policies are incentivizing while enriching the cartels. This bill will give border states the explicit ability to erect physical barriers to protect not only their citizens, but all of America, from President Biden’s catastrophic open-border policies. Click here or on the image below to read Fox News' coverage of my bill.

Intern Spotlight

It’s been great having Brianna, Robert, and Marley as my Washington, DC office interns. Please join me in thanking them for all of their hard work on behalf of North Carolina’s 7th District!

I’m also excited to announce my office is accepting applications for my Summer 2024 internship program. Interns will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the legislative process and attend briefings, hearings, and meetings on Capitol Hill. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 26. Please visit my website for more information.

Resources

Mobile Office Hours: Do you need help with a federal agency? My office may be able to help resolve the problem or get the information you need. Through my Mobile Office Hours Program, my staff is available throughout North Carolina’s 7th District to bring congressional services to a convenient location so that you can obtain in-person assistance. Please stop by if there is anything my team and I can do to help! Click here for March dates and locations.

Updates from USPS: The U.S. Postal Service is warning customers about a new text and email scam. If you get a text or email claiming to be from USPS about a package awaiting action or a delivery failure, don't click it: Delete it immediately. This is an attempt to steal your personal information. USPS will not send customers text messages or e-mails without a customer first requesting the service with a tracking number, and it will NOT contain a link. To find more information about how to protect yourself, please click here.

Enter the 2024 Congressional Art Competition: Each spring, a nationwide high school art competition is sponsored by members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students (grades 9-12) who reside in North Carolina's Seventh District. The winning artist from the Seventh District will have their artwork on display for eleven months in the U.S. Capitol. The deadline for submission is Friday, April 19, 2024, by 5pm. Click here to read more about the 2024 submission deadlines and instructions.

This Week's Good News Story

For this week's good news story, I'm congratulating the Southeastern Community College practical nursing class of December 2023 which passed their National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX with a 100% pass rate! According to the News Reporter, "this 18-member class is the third class in a row to pass their state boards with 100% success on the first attempt. Director of Nursing Jessica Hill said practical nursing is a one-year program that spans three semesters in spring, summer and fall. All NCLEXs were taken between graduation and the first week of February. She said the December 2023 graduates are all employed or heading back to school." Congratulations on your achievements, graduates!

Closing Thoughts...

"We are bound together by the most powerful of all ties, our fervent love for freedom and independence, which knows no homeland but the human heart." — Gerald Ford