Neal Dunn: “I thank Sheriff Rutherford for his words. He has been a stalwart ally and a great friend ever since we arrived here on…”

“I thank Sheriff Rutherford for his words. He has been a stalwart ally and a great friend ever since we arrived here on day one. He is a true friend to all of Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa), one of the true leaders of our Conference. Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Dunn from Florida, for leading us in this Special Order tonight and providing this opportunity to talk about a very important aspect of our job together as it affects our different regions and our States across the country. This is an important opportunity to highlight, in my own district, our critical need for disaster funding in California, as well as the success stories we have had in the past, but, also, the needs of my colleagues in the Southern States and now, unfortunately, too, in the Midwest, my colleagues from Nebraska. Unfortunately, it appears that we will head into a 2-week recess now without the Senate doing their half of the job in this Congress and sending a relief package to the House that is so desperately needed--a real shame. This comes after the Senate Democrats rejected the latest attempts by Republicans to reach a compromise. It highlights one common trend I have seen so far in this Congress that Democrats are not interested in good faith negotiations with Republicans. They say all or nothing; take it or leave it. We have got two different Houses.…”