Rutherford Votes Against Removal of Confederate Statues in the Capitol

[Snaketoz]

Can anyone name anything good that Rutherford has done since his election to Congress?

[MusicMan]

Better question, how much additional pension will he get for this term in Congress?


I just checked: he'll need five years of service to get the full pension after his 62 birthday.

[jaxlongtimer]

Interesting, Rutherford actually voted for something supported by the mainstream for once... yay!  Compromise is a foreign concept to the right wing of the GOP.  They haven't learned half a loaf is better than no loaf at all.

Six Florida Republicans voted yes on funding bill that left Marjorie Taylor Greene fuming

...The half dozen GOP members who voted yes included U.S. Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez of Miami, Laurel Lee of Tampa, Neil Dunn of Panama City and John Rutherford of Jacksonville...

https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/23/florida-republicans-backed-funding-bill-that-left-mtg-warning-johnson/73072210007/