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JACKSONVILLE, FL - Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting at a Dollar General in Jacksonville over the weekend:
"I join the Jacksonville community in grieving the tragic loss of innocent lives at the hands of a deranged person. My prayers are with the victims' families, our local law enforcement, and all residents of Northeast Florida as we come together to cope with this tragic loss that has been suffered."
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ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – Yesterday, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) joined a research team from University of Florida (UF), Florida Sea Grant, and South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium to tour reefs off the coast of St. Augustine where data is being collected on the South Atlantic red snapper population.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, Congressman John Rutherford (R-FL) joined Congressman Don Davis (D-NC) to introduce H.R. 4988, the Modern Authentication of Pharmaceuticals (MAP) Act of 2023. This bipartisan legislation would secure the pharmaceutical supply chain and close vulnerabilities that allow counterfeit controlled substances, including lethal fentanyl, to enter the marketplace.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) joined Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to reintroduce the Public Housing Fire Safety Act. This bipartisan legislation provides funding for public housing authorities to equip older facilities with sprinkler systems to improve the safety of residents and local communities.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) reintroduced H.R. 4587, the Red Snapper Act. This bill would prevent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from implementing area closures in the South Atlantic until the Great Red Snapper Count is complete and the findings are integrated into the fishery’s stock assessment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) joined Reps. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (GA-01) and Mary Peltola (AK-At-Large) to introduce bipartisan legislation to delay the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) proposed 10-knot speed restriction for boats longer than 35 feet until the U.S. Department of Commerce implements monitoring technology to track North American right whales.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on his vote on H.Res. 521, to censure and condemn Representative Adam Schiff:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) welcomed Ashvatha Arun, a recent graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, to Washington, D.C., to celebrate her designation as the 2023 Congressional Art Competition winner for Florida’s Fifth Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) released the following statement on House passage of H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) introduced H.R. 3458, the Reinstate Our Troops Act, to require the Secretary of Defense to swiftly reinstate all servicemembers discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine after requesting an exemption during the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.