Press Releases

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… Read more »

nd Postpartum Women Act of 2016 H.R. 1818 – Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 H.R. 4969 – John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 H.R. 4586 – Lali’s Law H.R. 4599 – Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R. 4976 – Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 4982 – Examining Opioid… Read more »

Today, H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, authored by Congressman David Rouzer passed the House of Representatives where it now heads to the floor of the Senate.  H.R. 1206 incentivizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify and ensure that current employers are paying their taxes. “Today we found who stands with the American people and who stands with… Read more »

This week, H.R. 1206, the No Hires for the Delinquent IRS Act, authored by Congressman David Rouzer passed the House Committee on Ways and Means where it now heads to the floor of the House of Representatives.  H.R. 1206 incentivizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to verify and ensure that current employers are paying their taxes. “When press reports last year revealed… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer will be hosting a youth leadership conference for high school juniors in the 7th Congressional District on April 5, 2016.  The first annual 7th Congressional District Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurial Conference provides two juniors from each high school an opportunity to meet with entrepreneurial leaders, discuss ways to achieve entrepreneurial success… Read more »

This week, with the support of Congressman David Rouzer, the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution to condemn the mass atrocities of ISIS against Christians, Yezidis and other minority groups displacing more than half a million and ruthlessly murdering thousands of men, women and children who will not align themselves with it’s cause. “This administration… Read more »

Congressman David Rouzer is now accepting submissions for the 2016 Congressional Art Competition.  All high school students who are residents of the 7th District of North Carolina are encouraged to participate.  The winning entry will be displayed in the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C.  “This year’s art competition is an opportunity for… Read more »

Today, Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) released the statement below following news of the passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan: “I am very saddened by the passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan.  Her fierce loyalty and devotion to Ronald Reagan helped make him the great man that he became.  His Presidency made the world a better, more prosperous, and safer place by… Read more »

Today, Congressman David Rouzer released the statement below following the President’s announcement of his plans to close Guantanamo Bay: “President Obama’s announcement today of his plans to close Guantanamo Bay is simply reckless, and it is dead on arrival in Congress.  The transferal of detainees to America is illegal because of language that he signed into… Read more »

This week, bill language authored by Congressman Rouzer to designate and recognize the city of Wilmington as the first nationally recognized “American World War II City” passed the House of Representatives.  H.R. 1512 establishes a process to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate at least one city in the United States each year with this illustrious… Read more »