Social Security's chief actuary scored the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as a $168.6 billion cost to the program through 2034, and the retirement fund's money now gives out in late 2032, three months sooner. David Rouzer, who represents North Carolina's 7th District, voted for the law at final passage on July 3, 2025, after a deciding vote for the House version.
If the fund runs dry, the average North Carolina beneficiary loses $501 a month in CRFB's state-level estimate, an $11.6 billion yearly hit across about 2 million people. In his district, 163,186 retired workers drew Social Security in December 2024.
David Rouzer's Votes Affecting Social Security's Finances
- Social Security's Costs Climb $168.6 Billion and Its Retirement Fund Runs Short Sooner, Under the Law Rouzer Voted For. With a 218-to-214 tally, the House sent the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to the president on July 3, 2025, and Rouzer was in the majority, as he had been for the House version that passed 215 to 214 on May 22. The law lowers income tax on benefits, a tax partly credited to the trust funds, and so "the total net increase in OASDI program cost is estimated to be $168.6 billion" over 2025 through 2034, Social Security's chief actuary wrote. Insolvency of the retirement fund is now expected in the "fourth quarter of 2032, three months earlier than previously expected."
- Rouzer's Decisive April 2025 Budget Vote Opened $4.5 Trillion for the Tax Cuts That Drain the Trust Fund. Rouzer's aye was decisive when the House agreed to the final budget resolution 216 to 214 on April 10, 2025, since a tie fails. Ways and Means got permission to "increase the deficit by not more than $4,500,000,000,000", and the reduced tax on benefits was paid for out of that allowance. Once that fund empties, retirees face "an immediate 24% benefit cut" absent new legislation, CRFB projects.
What David Rouzer's Votes Cost Social Security Beneficiaries in North Carolina
- Retirement and survivor benefits in North Carolina's 7th District depend on a fund the law drains faster. The agency's December 2024 count of beneficiaries in North Carolina's 7th District came to 214,870 people, out of 2,329,477 statewide. The district's 163,186 retired workers are paid from the retirement fund the law drains faster, while its 25,358 disabled workers draw on the separate disability fund. For many of them, the check is most of what they live on.
- An average North Carolina beneficiary stands to lose $501 a month at insolvency. An across-the-board insolvency cut would take an average $501 a month from North Carolina beneficiaries, reaching 2.0 million people, 18.2% of the state, and pulling $11.6 billion a year out of North Carolina's economy, CRFB's state analysis shows.
Frequently Asked Questions About David Rouzer on Social Security
What is David Rouzer's record on Social Security under Trump?
David Rouzer voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at final passage on July 3, 2025, which in the chief actuary's estimate costs Social Security an added $168.6 billion through 2034, with the retirement fund's money now lasting only until late 2032. Months earlier, in April 2025, his decisive budget vote had made space for the benefit-tax cut that drives those costs.
What would Social Security's shortfall cost retirees in North Carolina's 7th District?
North Carolina beneficiaries would lose $501 a month on average if benefits are cut across the board at insolvency, by CRFB's estimate, and the law David Rouzer voted for brings that date three months closer. North Carolina's 7th District had 163,186 retired workers collecting benefits in December 2024.
How did David Rouzer's votes affect Social Security's trust fund?
David Rouzer's votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act cut the income tax on benefits that partly funds Social Security, so the program's chief actuary estimates a $168.6 billion net cost increase through 2034. Late 2032 is now when the retirement fund gives out, after which the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projects "an immediate 24% benefit cut" for retirees unless Congress acts.
Last updated: 2026-10-27