John Rutherford

I thank my good friend from Louisiana for all his service those many years. I would like to recognize, again, my cohost for tonight, Representative Katie Hill. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Hill).

I thank the gentleman and the great State of Wisconsin for their support of law enforcement. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Torres Small), a colleague from New Mexico's Second District. She serves on the…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia. In particular, I want to offer, again, our condolences to those officers, those heroes from Virginia, who gave their lives in service. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Representative Clay…

I thank the gentlewoman for the kind words of support for our law enforcement community, and I thank her for her service earlier, as well. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon), my good friend from Nebraska's…

I want to thank the gentleman from New Jersey for having the backs of police officers who have our back, and I thank the gentleman very much for being here tonight to show that support for law enforcement that is so important across the…

This week, thousands of law enforcement officers, their families, and their supporters from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to commemorate National Police Week. We are here tonight to thank those who put on the uniform…

This body, this Congress, has got to address that and this issue in that way.

I am committed to not just dealing with the symptoms of this thing, but we have to address the pull that we have all created.

I want to say thank you for the job that you and your men and women are doing out there and really apologize for the Congress and the courts and the position that we have put you in.

We are sending engineers back when we need engineers.

I would love to work with you to be sure that those men and women have the tools that they need.

And I support that 100 percent.

But I just want to say that your men and women are probably the same people that were working under the Obama administration, now under the Trump administration.

I have to say, I do appreciate the work that the men and women do. I don't think you all should be demonized.

If there is an issue with a policy, we go after the policy. We don't go after the men and women.

I think that is an immigration issue that we need to look at.

Chief, I almost want to apologize for the position that this Congress and previous Congresses have put you in.

I have to tell you, my blood boils when I see these cities say that they are not going to work and coordinate with ICE.

The folks that are talking about banning ICE, you know, there was another group that was marching down the streets of New York chanting, what do we want? Dead cops. When do we want it? Now.

I appreciate the gentleman yielding and giving me the opportunity to speak about this very important topic impacting our State and our constituents. Madam Speaker, I rise today to strongly urge House and, particularly, Senate leadership to…

Keys Energy in southern Florida still has a $42 million FEMA filing from Hurricane Irma.

I am continuously nervous about if any reforms that we make to the flood insurance program, that we get it wrong again.

I do think there are reforms that can be made to the NFIP program, but, you know, this is a program that Congress created in 1968.

The contracts are worthless, though, because they leave you and go elsewhere.

the strength of any chain is only as strong as the weakest link.