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JACKSONVILLE, FL. – Congressman John Rutherford introduced legislation to expand eligibility for the Yellow Ribbon Program to recipients of the Fry Scholarship, a scholarship which allows service members who are killed in the line of duty to transfer their education benefits to surviving spouses and children. Currently, the Yellow Ribbon Program allows higher education institutions to cover additional tuition costs for service members utilizing their GI benefits, if the cost of attendance is above the cap set by the Post-9/11 GI bill.

JACKSONVILLE, FL – Today, Congressman Rutherford invited students across Northeast Florida to participate in the annual Congressional Art Competition for 2017. The 2017 Artistic Discovery Contest is open to all high school students who reside in the 4^th congressional district. All entries must be original in design, concept, and execution, with open categories such as painting, drawing, print, and more.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford released the following statement:

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:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Rutherford released the following statement after his legislation, H.R. 1294 was considered at the meeting of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

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).