Press Releases
Bill Would Stop Wasteful Spending at DHS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rutherford released the following statement after voting in support of the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY2017) Defense Appropriations bill:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rutherford along with the Florida Delegation sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Mattis and Acting Naval Secretary Stackley urging them to fully fund the infrastructure to allow the Navy to base nuclear aircraft carriers at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville. In 2010, the U.S. Navy announced their decision to strategically base nuclear aircraft carriers throughout the United States, specifically at Naval Air Station Mayport.
Congressman Rutherford released this accompanying statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford introduced H.R. 1294, the Reducing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acquisition Cost Growth Act. This bill would hold DHS agencies more accountable in administering their major acquisition programs and would give Congress greater oversight of troubled programs to prevent wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars by agencies like the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chairman Michael McCaul of the House Committee on Homeland Security appointed Congressman John Rutherford to the newly-created Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States. This position on the Committee expands the work already being done to stop terrorists from entering the United States. The Task Force will examine pathways by which terrorists might infiltrate and will look to identify gaps in U.S. intelligence sharing and vetting procedures.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommitte on Economic Opportunity Held a hearing to examine union activities at the Department of Veterans' Affairs. View Congressman Rutherford's remarks from the hearing here.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-04) applauded the Navy's decision to make Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville the East Coast Forward Operating Base for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft. The MQ-4C Triton drone system specializes in maritime information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. It can monitor the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea in a 360-degree circle, 24 hours at a time and can fly at altitudes higher than ten miles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, at the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing on border security, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-4) discussed coastal border safety with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly.
