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Byron Donalds: “Governor DeSantis has been a tremendous governor for our…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010

Published April 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 15:54

So that's all I got to say about that. That was a funny way of putting it. But let's talk about Florida. Look, Governor DeSantis has been a tremendous governor for our state. He really has. He really, really has. And. But we believe in term limits in Florida. I would have never had the opportunity to be a state representative if it wasn't for term limits in Florida. (15:54–15:58)

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“In 2017, I passed the first bill of its kind in America that allowed parents and community members to examine the instructional materials in…”
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“Today in Florida, around 26% of our students graduate mastering core subject matter.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 25:25-25:30
“Governor DeSantis signed legislation into law where every law enforcement unit in the state of Florida will comply with 287.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 33:20-33:29
“The property taxes in Florida have doubled over the last five years.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 39:09-39:13
“I moved to Florida at 17 to go to college. I went to FAMU and Florida State.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 02:56-03:02
“I was arrested twice. One was marijuana possession, the other was theft.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 03:15-03:20
“I waited tables at Cracker Barrel in Tallahassee.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 04:34-04:37
“The financial collapse of 2008 [led me to start doing a lot of economic research on the economy].”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 09:35-09:39
“I turned on the House Financial Services Committee on this channel called C Span, which I never watched.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 10:07-10:14
“The Tea Party rallies were starting all across the country [in late 2009].”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 10:53-10:57
“I changed party registration in 2010 and became registered as a Republican.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 11:50-11:57
“The Republican Party, as I had saw it, was the most in line with conservative values and conservative principles.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 12:06-12:14
“We believe in term limits in Florida.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 16:04-16:07
“Where Florida is today, we are the pinnacle of every state in the United States of America.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 16:15-16:22
“I'm the only person in this campaign for governor who has private sector experience.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 16:49-16:54
“I have one of the most conservative voting records in all of America.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 17:43-17:47
“My legislation, which I passed into Law which Rick Scott signed.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 23:23-23:28
“The Parental Bill of Rights, was authored by my colleague when I was in the Florida House, then State Representative Erin Grohl, who is now…”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 24:40-24:54
“We announced an initiative last week. We're going to partner with businesses using tax credits in the state of Florida to create…”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 25:45-25:58
“Roe v. Wade, it fell. It is no longer the law of the land.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 28:28-28:32
“In Florida, the governor, after Roe fell, pushed forward with, with the Heartbeat Protection Act.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 28:37-28:43
“We're going to invest in pregnancy resource centers.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 29:08-29:12
“We're going to continue to work with the federal government and ICE to deport criminal illegal aliens and illegal aliens in the state of…”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 32:43-32:52
“Under Florida law, we have a Halo Act. I believe it's 25ft.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 34:54-34:59
“Joe Biden did. I went to the border five times. I saw exactly the garbage that they were doing in that administration.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 35:27-35:34
“We just had a lady gas station clerk bludgeoned to death by a illegal alien who had been released by the Biden administration.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 36:06-36:14
“The young boys and young girls who were sold into sex slavery. Because that is the reality of what happens in that journey to our southern…”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 36:27-36:35
“The legislature goes back in a special session in a couple of weeks. One of the things that they are going to tackle is Homestead property…”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 38:17-38:25
“We are going to audit all governments in Florida, all of them.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 39:52-39:55
“Every agency in our government will be audited routinely.”
A Conversation with Congressman Byron Donalds | Ep. 010 | Uploaded April 22, 2026 | 40:11-40:16