House Republicans finally started this week, with the first full meeting this year.
New casting representative Randy Fla. and R-Fla. Jimmy Patronis won special elections Tuesday night in Sunshine State’s Sixth and First Congressional Districts.
This will give R-La since the 119th Congress began in early January. Mike Johnson, spokesman, provides some much-needed swing space.
In a separate interview with Fox News Digital this week, both lawmakers said they will be team players focused on promotion to the president Donald Trump’s The agenda, which may welcome news from House Republican leaders, as they encountered a conference at a meeting that was severely damaged on key issues such as government spending.
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Randy Fine’s representatives Randy Fine and Jimmy Patronis won the special election Tuesday after President Donald Trump recognized them in advance. (Getty)
“We don’t need the team to fight internally. Everyone has to focus on the prize,” Fick said. “How do we make Speaker Johnson successful? How do we make it when we do, how do we make it President Trump succeeds? My focus is to help the team succeed. This will help my voters. This will help Florida. That will help the country. ”
Patronis told Fox News that some of his top priorities are military and veterans and advance Trump’s policies on administration efficiency, border crisis and fentanyl trafficking.
The military is particularly important to the patron, who until recently was the chief financial officer of Florida. By former Rep. Matt Gates (R-Fla).
The sponsor promised his office would “do our best” to help military facilities continue to “protect our country.”
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“These veterinarians are indeed allowed to seek services in their own communities, rather than traveling abroad,” he said.
Although he did not specifically mention the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), the sponsor said he was aligned with the transparency targets of federal spending.
“I’m very confident that citizens in Florida spend their money better than Washington, D.C.,” Patronis said. “I like being a watchdog. … I want to make sure transparency is the norm, we know that the public we know are told and aware of how their taxes are used.”
Very well, when asked about his agenda items, it was mainly delayed to the president.
“For me, the most important agenda will ensure we get President Trump’s agenda. Look, it’s a small majority and you have to support the team captain,” Fine said.
He noted that the Republican majority in Florida grew significantly during his tenure in both houses of the state legislature.
“It’s not getting there overnight. It’s because Republicans show that we know how to govern, we play singles, doubles and doubles every day. Voters reward us.” “The goal needs to go from a five-vote majority to 15 to 25, and you’re putting points on the board every day to do that.”
Both Republicans, however, made it clear that their principles will follow their principles from the Sunshine Country to the National Capital.
The newly elected Congressman provides much-needed flexibility to House Speaker Mike Johnson. (AP Photo/J. ScottApplewhite, file)
Patronis said he is considering starting his insurance reform job, a key issue in Florida, which often deals with natural disasters.
“When you get high insurance rates, when you reach inflation in an inflationary way, home ownership is more of a dream than reality,” he said. “When I became a CFO, we introduced several solutions.”
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One of the initiatives he mentioned was legislation to create a tax-free savings account to help homeowners during the national disaster, a bill that was written by Rep. R-Fla. Rep. Laurel Lee proposed.
Fine insisted to Fox News Digital that he “can’t give Blanche” guarantees to live for Republican leaders, but said he foresees few points of debate.
“I was the only Republican Jewish person in the Florida Legislature for eight years. I got this crazy nickname ‘Hebrew Hammer’ and I finally decided to accept it,” Fick said. “If God forbids them, they will do something that will hinder them [fighting antisemitism]This will be an example that my principal will cover and I will not be able to be with the team. ”
