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The First Coast congressman said he will serve on the U.S. House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations, the Homeland Security Appropriations and the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittees.

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John Rutherford Staying on the House Appropriations Committee

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The First Coast congressman said he will serve on the U.S. House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations, the Homeland Security Appropriations and the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittees.

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U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, R-Fla., announced on Thursday that he is staying on the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.

The First Coast congressman said he will serve on the U.S. House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations, the Homeland Security Appropriations and the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittees.

“I am incredibly pleased to learn today that I will be able to continue serving my constituents on the Appropriations Committee,” said Rutherford. “During my time on the committee, it’s been an honor to support successful federal projects across the country and help secure hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding for Northeast Florida. I remain committed to safeguarding taxpayer dollars, eliminating waste, and working in a bipartisan way to support our nation’s priorities.”

A former law enforcement official, Rutherford served three terms as Duval County sheriff. In 2016, he was first elected to Congress. Two years later, Rutherford was named to the Appropriations Committee.

Rutherford represents all of Nassau County and parts of Duval and St. Johns Counties.

 

Reach Kevin Derby at kevin.derby@floridadaily.com.

 

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  • Originally from Jacksonville, Kevin Derby is a contributing writer for Florida Daily and covers politics across Florida.

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  1. Lynn Haskew

    January 29, 2021, 3:08 pm at 3:08 pm

    I am against benefits for illegals. People need to be allowed to work rather than live on government handouts. I feel that the President is destroying our economy and our democracy.

  2. Henry D. Rogers

    February 11, 2021, 9:51 pm at 9:51 pm

    Back when I was on the Jacksonville Civil Service Board at the time of Consolidation, I helped delete about 1,200 jobs in city government, roughly 10% of the positions, some of which were not occupied. Services did not seem to be reduced.
    We thought many more than 10% of Federal jobs were surplus. I have made no recent investigation of excess positions of federal workers, but believe they are more than 10%. Back then we thought maybe as many of 30% were surplus. One field of personal help had 18 different sections, each with a head in a fat office cost. Different needs are for the citizens that are different, but perhaps only six or eight are needed. I urge you to investigate how many are surplus.

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