Keeping America safe is Congressman Rooney's top priority. He has the honor and privilege of serving on both the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees. As an Army veteran the Congressman understands the importance of ensuring that the men and women of the military have the support they need to achieve their mission.
Congressman Rooney supports patient-centered reforms to reduce health care costs and expand access to quality care. He strongly opposes the new health care law signed by President Obama, and has cosponsored legislation to repeal the law and replace it with reforms to address rising costs.
With approximately 12 million Americans out of work, we cannot afford to repeat the mistakes of the past. We need a new approach, one that recognizes that businesses and entrepreneurs – not federal government officials and bureaucrats – are the real job creators who can lead us into economic recovery and help put Americans back to work.
Congressman Rooney believes a comprehensive strategy to increase America's energy independence is critical to our national and economic security. He supports an "all of the above" policy that incentivizes growth and development of both traditional and alternative energy sources.
Congressman Rooney believes the federal government's first responsibility is to protect American citizens. As a member of the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, he is working to ensure that the American military, intelligence community, and law enforcement officials have the tools they need to keep the American people safe.
As an Army veteran and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Rooney is dedicated to ensuring our service members and veterans receive the benefits they have earned and deserve.
Congressman Rooney believes that Social Security and Medicare are critical programs for America's seniors. He is working to protect benefits for retirees while saving these important programs for future generations.
Florida's 17th district is one of the largest agriculture producing areas in the country. With dairy, sugar, citrus, beef, fruit and vegetable farmers, South Florida's agriculture community is richly diverse and a great economic engine for the region. As a leader on agriculture issues in the House, Congressman Rooney is an ardent defender of our agriculture community and a strong voice for their needs in Washington.
The Congressional Budget Office recently ran a computer simulation to predict America's economic future based on current trends. Their system crashed in the year 2037 because it could not find a way for the economy to function with all the debt we will have accumulated by then.
