Rutherford Statement on FY25 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Committee Passage
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Congressman John H. Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on the markup and passage of the Fiscal Year 2025 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations bill by the House Appropriations Committee:
“This year’s THUD Appropriations bill makes important investments in our transportation infrastructure and responsible housing assistance for our nation’s most vulnerable, including the elderly, disabled, and veterans.”
“The bill eliminates over $430 million in unauthorized Biden Administration initiatives, including Green New Deal programs. It also prohibits the Biden Administration’s final greenhouse gas emissions rule and blocks the Administration’s push to fund wasteful climate and equity initiatives.”
Included in the bill are Rutherford’s priorities to:
- Invest in safer streets and economic development in Northeast Florida
- Maintain a world-class, safe, and efficient transportation network
- Keep vulnerable individuals who rely on federally supported housing in their homes
- Counter Chinese influence in autonomous vehicle manufacturing
- Block revised energy standards for newly constructed homes financed by HUD that would increase costs in an already constrained housing market
- Prohibit the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing the Biden Administration’s woke executive orders on equity, equity action plans, and Critical Race Theory
- Ban new commercial flights to Cuba
“These are huge wins for our infrastructure, our country, and Northeast Florida. That is why I am proud to report this year’s Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill out of committee and hope to see strong support for this legislation on the House floor.”
Please find the House Appropriations Committee’s bill summary here.