13-05-2025
Congressman Jimmy Patronis talks air traffic concerns and President Trump's tax cuts
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Congressman Jimmy Patronis was the keynote speaker at the Bay Builders Industry Scholarship Luncheon on Monday.
Patronis was elected to Congress on April 1st. On Monday he talked about a variety of topics concerning Washington politics and Bay County.
Patronis addressed air traffic concerns with the Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy's plan to update the control systems.
He said the House Transportation Committee has earmarked $12.5 billion to update an outdated system.
Patronis also spoke of the need for the House and Senate to agree on a budget by Memorial Day weekend, with numbers that include all of Trump's tax cuts.
'If we do not get those passed by Memorial Day weekend, the average taxpayer is going to see a tax hike of about 22%. The average family of four will see about a $700 tax hike. There's a program that's a child tax credit, that will be cut in half so that money will affect about 20 million families as opposed to 40 million families. Nearly every taxpayer will see their guaranteed deductions slashed. About 26 million small businesses will be saddled with massive tax increases. So by not renewing them then automatically those new taxes, old taxes, get reinstated. So in addition to renewing those tax cuts and then no tax on tips, overtime on social security, all those things cost money,' Congressman Jimmy Patronis said.
Patronis also claimed that the majority of President Trump's executive orders are in the best interest of taxpayers.
He also warned of upcoming medicaid changes, but didn't elaborate.
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