John Rutherford

One of the things that we focused on in this group was those who actually serve their community.

On behalf of the thousands of first responders and teachers across this nation, I humbly ask for this committee's full and fair consideration of the HELPER Act.

I can tell you that high home prices and high interest rates have made homeownership almost out of reach for many of our first responders and teachers around the country.

This was not drafted as a demographic effort, I will tell you up front, but I can tell you this: It was based on their service.

I would flag that for your consideration to improve the sound system, because it is atrocious.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am very supportive of this amendment. The gentlewoman has been leading on this topic for quite a while through the REINS Act. I have to tell you, Mr. Chairman, I think this is one of…

I just have to say that across the board 57 percent--and it does look like we are going above the 2023 numbers, but actually we had to start off with a cut of about $8 billion to fill a hole that was caused by last year's Democratic budget…

I fully support the gentleman's amendment. In fact, in the underlying bill, we have included in section 126 a prohibition on the Department of Transportation from imposing requirements on State and local governments to prove emission…

We are going to use $100 million, to use the Senate's number, to influence what should be a local decisionmaking process on zoning for affordable housing. We all support affordable housing. That is not really the issue. The issue is who is…

I encourage all of my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester). The question was…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, the CDBG program is one of the few opportunities that the Federal Government has where we actually take taxpayer dollars and send them back to the State and local governments to use the way…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment. Let me reiterate the point that was just made that this is such a break from the norm in the evaluation of these antitrust analyses going forward. DOJ has…

Let me reiterate that Washington bureaucrats ought not be getting into the zoning business of local jurisdictions across the United States with $100 million to influence folks to make decisions that may not be in the best interests of…

I thank my good friend from Texas for yielding. Madam Speaker, today I stand before you proud as an American and the son of a Navy veteran. Throughout my life I had the opportunity to witness our servicemembers' unwavering commitment to…

Instead of punishing them with bottom closures, let's look at innovative management strategies.

I believe if you have good data you can make better decisions.

FWC thanks Florida Congressman Rutherford for introducing H.R. 4587.

I would like to go on record I will be co-sponsoring all of the bills that I have heard discussed here today.

If closures are implemented, it is going to be very difficult in my district.

H.R. 4587, the 'Red Snapper Act' would prevent NOAA from promulgating a rule that would force an area closure.

I fear that this program will not operate as successfully as it has in the past.

Moving straight to closures before we get the results from the South Atlantic Red Snapper Count defies common sense.

I am going to stop you there because you just said exactly what this bill is all about, getting you more data, getting you good data, reliable data so that when you make these assumptions about biomass, we can be much closer to the truth.

NOAA closed our seasons because there weren't enough fish. Now, they are closing our season because there are too many fish being caught and discarded.

House Republicans, we are simply delivering on our promise to care for the men and women who serve this Nation. I commend Chairwoman Granger and Chairman Carter for having put this bill together in a fiscally responsible manner. Yes, we…