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Rep. Gaetz Offers Comments on Pres. Trump's SOTU

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Channel: Former Congressman Matt Gaetz · 2018 · People & Blogs

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January 30, 2018
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“I am calling you from the cloakroom steps from the floor of the House, and it’s a proud moment for me to be able to represent Northwest Florida and for me, this was the best speech President Trump has given. The President was unifying but firm. I felt he was bold and decisive and he laid out a lot of priorities that did not lend themselves to a partisan tilt. He covered infrastructure and immigration reform to rebuilding our military and making sure that we have the right assets on the us Mexican border. I was impressed with the President. I had a few moments to speak with him and he assured me that in the coming days the memo I have been fighting hard to get released will be released and declassified by his administration.
He said his goal was to be unifying tonight and we watched the stand up and the sit down and the lack of it on the other aisle. Did it work? And beyond that, what did you hear that could benefit Northwest Florida, and I will speak to infrastructure and statements on energy in particular?
I felt the greatest impact would be a rebuilding of our military because so much relies on research, development, testing, training, and evaluation mission that has been starved under the defense sequester.  The President has a bold energy agenda and I’m glad that it does not include drilling off of Florida’s shores that would be devastating to our economy and it's good news he has received that. I wish there would have been more of a bipartisan reaction. There were moments I was perplexed the Democrats weren't standing when the president was rattling through the announcement of companies that were doing better and American workers that were doing better, for example when the president announced Apple was reinvesting in the American economy, I felt like that was something if a Democrat would have said it, they would have stood up, but since a Republican said it was a partisan moment when it should not have been we look at the economic success of the country going forward is important to tie in a new sense of bipartisanship so all Americans can enjoy the success that this country will see moving forward.
Congressman Joe Kennedy responded specifically to the tax cuts saying corporations and businesses receive tax cuts now at the expense of taxing families later and we’re seeing a lot of one time bonuses to millions of Americans. Respond to that.
Bonuses are a good thing. I would disagree with Nancy Pelosi's characterizations as crumbs and Joe Kennedy is a passionate guy and it's very hard to make the argument that even short-term increases in wages and bonuses are not a good thing for Americans. Many Republicans want to make individual tax cuts permanent so we can continue this great success. My suspicion is between now and 2025 we will have an opportunity to go back and do that but the program is working in the American economy that will lead to success and tax reform.”

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