John Rutherford

These projects are a second phase of MILCON that is essential to the training and equipping of the LCS squadrons.

I want to thank all of your work to ensure that veterans are receiving the best care possible.

Opening Statement of Rutherford, Hon. John

I thank the chairman for yielding me this time. Mr. Speaker, today the House of Representatives has a chance to take an important first step towards keeping our students and our teachers safe by passing the STOP School Violence Act. This…

I am very proud of Florida's response, both State, local, and Federal.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in my 41 years of law enforcement, 12 years as a sheriff of Duval County, Florida, I can tell you I have seen many, many times where good, law-abiding citizens used legal firearms to stop…

I would first like to thank the gentlewoman from Texas for helping to manage these two very important bills on the floor today. I, too, want to congratulate Mrs. Maloney and Mr. Trott on H.R. 3317, to ban this horrible procedure of FGM and…

I have no more speakers on this bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

I have no other Members to speak on this bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I think no one in this Chamber can dispute when I say that America's Tax Code is broken. I rise today to stand with my colleagues in support of progrowth tax reform because our Tax Cuts…

Right. We have a community-based program in northeast Florida, Operation New Uniform, which we are now going to try to replicate across the country.

That is excellent. Yes.

Hurricanes know no political party. We all must work together so that our communities can recover and rebuild stronger than ever.

Shore protection projects should be important to more than just coastal communities.

Florida now faces a long road to full recovery.

There are few things more important to the quality of life for our Nation's veterans than transitioning into stable, long-term employment.

thank you for the opportunity to speak on behalf of my legislation, the Veterans Armed for Success Act.

I have spoken at the ONU graduation and seen firsthand how effective this program can be.

I would like to thank the Chairman, the Ranking Member, my fellow Congressman from Jacksonville Al Lawson, who is introducing this bill with me.

While in my district in Northeast Florida and in my time serving on this Committee, I have heard how companies prefer to hire veterans for many different reasons: they are responsible, responsive, and hardworking.

96% of veterans who have gone through their program have found meaningful careers within four months of completing the program.

currently, no federal grant program exists for these organizations.

I think are really going to be very beneficial to our veterans back home.

This is really critical I think to the economic success of northeast Florida and, quite frankly, our country.

a wall is not a barrier. It is just an impediment.