Duval Times

Rep. John Rutherford, a member of the U.S. Congress representing Florida's 5th district since 2017, recently shared his views on government operations and political maneuvers via social media. His comments were centered around the actions of House Democrats and Senate Democrats concerning federal government funding.

On March 11, 2025, Rep. Rutherford tweeted about a recent attempt by House Democrats to shut down the federal government. He described this action as a "political stunt" driven by their opposition to President Trump. He credited House Republicans with preventing the shutdown and its associated costs from affecting American citizens by passing a full-year budget measure. "Today, in a political stunt, House Democrats attempted to shut down our federal government due to their disdain for President Trump."

Later that day, he addressed Senator Schumer directly in another tweet, warning him to prepare his Democratic colleagues to support the Continuing Resolution (CR) or risk what he termed a "Schumer Shutdown." "Senator Schumer better get ready to rally his Democratic troops to vote for this CR or we're going to enter a Schumer Shutdown."

On March 13, 2025, Rep. Rutherford commented again on the issue of government funding. He noted that while House Republicans voted in favor of keeping the federal government operational, Senate Democrats were employing the cloture rule as a means to halt government activities—a decision he criticized as unwise. "House Republicans voted to keep the federal government running."