John Rutherford

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert), my good friend, for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk about a major problem facing our communities, and that is human violence. I have four children and four beautiful…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question so that we can immediately consider H.R. 7809, the Communities Deserve Cops Act. My bill will make retention and hiring bonuses…

I am not worried about generators. I am worried about transformers.

I am a little surprised, though, at your comment concerning the security of the southern border and that we are doing a good job, particularly when we had over 100,000 deaths last year from fentanyl overdose.

Those six pillars have absolutely nothing to do with stopping illegal immigration.

I want to make sure that FEMA isn't overloaded because I do see... areas where it looks like there is a mission creep.

But I pushed back on that because if you know the overall number that is where it matters.

I would like to follow up on Congressman Bishop's line of questioning on some of the shoreline repair projects.

If you have not heard about this issue, you need to make yourselves aware of it, particularly if you are in hurricane prone areas like I am here in Florida.

I see less ability for them to partner with you all if they are decommissioning nine ships that are less than half--well, they are right around half-life.

In Jacksonville we had a case, illegal alien crossed the border. Used one name, then a fake date of birth.

How does this guy get on a plane in Texas and we fly him to Florida? And, quite frankly, we didn't know who he was.

This is going to be--I am just telling everyone--this is going to be a major problem this hurricane season.

Prosecutorial discretion does not mean you get to pick and choose what laws you will enforce.

I have to tell you a few weeks ago I had this conversation with Secretary Mayorkas about the low ICE deportation numbers and how that concerns me and it actually makes me believe quite frankly that what is going on at the southern border…

Why aren't we stopping and deporting people out of this country?

I want to do what we can to help people own their property because I believe, particularly for these folks who are in a situation...

I have a bill called the HELPER Act, which would create an FHA-type loan program for law enforcement, EMTs, firefighters, and teachers that would give them a one-time opportunity to purchase a home.

The idea that our military has to continue to rely on fuel delivered by foreign tankers, I think, is just unconscionable.

I think I could live with.

I am a big proponent of CDBG.

Every month we delay this is a real challenge for our military.

I have to say as a former sheriff, a lot of those tight guidelines that you see now in HUD really developed as a result of the incredible amount of violence and property destruction that we saw in the late 1980s and early nineties.

My issue with that, and I have to ask, wouldn't that bring in the investor community to the detriment of homeowners...

children and adults dying in these fires is just atrocious.