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January 20, 2026
I thank the lead of this bill, the gentleman from California (Mr. Tran), for his work on this bill. I appreciate the opportunity to serve as co-lead on this legislation.…
— Jimmy Patronis
I thank my friend, Aaron Bean, for introducing this amendment. Mr. Chairman, after working hard to obtain Federal approval in the first Trump administration, a weaponized court system pulled Florida's 404 permitting out from under us, even…
obviously, my colleagues are not familiar with northwest Florida and what we call the Gulf of America range. This is a place where we train our best and brightest who are defending our country around the globe. Unfortunately, in order to…
the good gentleman may be the only mechanic in the Chamber, but I am the one who was a State fire marshal who saw firsthand how our lithium-ion battery-powered vehicles are not ready for prime time. If you look at what happened when…
Mr. Chair, on behalf of myself and Representative Moore of Alabama, I encourage all my colleagues to vote in strong support of my amendment, which eliminates the general ban on purchasing conventionally powered vehicles and repeals the…
I end on a solemn note as we honor the life of Honorable Circuit Judge Tom Remington, who passed away on May 7, 2025, in Pensacola, Florida. Tom dedicated over 60 years of his life serving our Nation and our State, first as an artillery…
In honor of National EMS Week, I rise today to thank the great men and women of the emergency medical services. As the former CFO and State fire marshal for the State of Florida, I saw these men and women firsthand in action during major…
I am privileged to represent more than 75,000 veterans that I represent in my district in northwest Florida. Florida serves as one of the most veteran-friendly States in the entire country. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sorrow today that I…
I wish a good morning to northwest Florida and rise to offer a special congratulations to the Northwest Florida State College women's basketball team. On April 1, 2025--actually the same day that I was sworn into office--the Lady Raiders…
This morning, I rise with a heavy heart over the loss of one of Florida's finest. On Wednesday, April 2, Walton County Sheriff's Deputy William May responded to a local disturbance where he was fired upon by an armed suspect. As Deputy May…
It is an honor to be here representing the men and women of Florida's First Congressional District. As a lifelong native of the Florida panhandle, I am ready to get to work to support President Trump's agenda to make America first, to…
But I'm also inspired by the opportunity to fix our country. I've got two young boys. My family is 100% committed to this, but to have the opportunity to be part of correcting, you know, the path we've been on the last four years and all…
If President Trump was going to make the argument that we needed to have massive base closures here in Northwest Florida, no, I couldn’t be with him.
It definitely creates a lot of anxiety that there’s that much money coming in from all over the country.
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