REMARKS FROM OFFICIAL SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF JIMMY PATRONIS TO CONGRESS

REMARKS FROM OFFICIAL SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF JIMMY PATRONIS TO CONGRESS

Mr. Speaker: 

It’s an honor to be here and represent the men and women of Florida’s First Congressional District. As a lifelong native of Florida’s Panhandle I am ready to get to work in supporting President Trump’s America First Agenda to protect our Southern Border, make groceries affordable, strengthen our military and provide much needed support to our veterans. Without my family, I wouldn’t be here, so I would like to give a special thank you to my beautiful wife Katie, my boys Johnny and Theo, and all the other friends and supporters who made the trip to our nation’s Capitol.  Mr. Speaker, with a Republican majority here in Congress, and President Trump in the White House, we’ve got the opportunity of a lifetime to fix this country, so that our children grow up in a nation that’s safe and full of opportunities. I’m ready to help get our fiscal house in order. As the State’s FORMER Chief Financial Officer, I oversaw the state’s budget for nearly a decade, and know what it takes to make sure we’re growing our economy while stabilizing the budget. I’ve always believed the people of America spend their heard earned cash better than Washington. It’s just a fact that we cannot achieve greatness when we’re saddling our children with unbearable amounts of debt, and the President’s efforts to root out fraud, waste and abuse is critical to restoring trust in our nation’s government. For too long, Americans have sent their hard earned tax money to Washington, without really feeling like they were getting much from it. Frankly, Washington’s been indifferent to the needs of families throughout the country, and we’ve got the opportunity of a lifetime to fix things for the better. I’ve said before, I’m a workhorse, not a show horse, and I’m ready to work with my colleagues in getting this country out of the ditch, and returning it to Greatness. May God Bless America. 

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