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Byron Donalds: “In 2025, we have five skilled workers who are retiring and…”

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

FULL: Byron Donalds Holds Event For His Florida Gubernatorial Campaign

Published April 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:49

Right now in Florida, in the construction industry alone, there are somewhere over 400,000 jobs that are open today. In 2025, we have five skilled workers who are retiring and they're only being replaced by one worker, by one. And this isn't just menial labor and work. You have people going into the trades making 28, 30, 35, $40 an hour, if not more. (04:49–05:00)

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Asserts that by 2025, for every five skilled workers retiring, only one is being replaced.

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“Right now in Florida, in the construction industry alone, there are somewhere over 400,000 jobs that are open today.”
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“30% of the cost of a new home is government costs.”
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“When Obama did the JCPOA, he gave the Iranians $150 billion with a pretty pleased promise not to enrich nuclear material.”
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“Joe Biden let in more than 10 million illegal aliens into the United States.”
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“The Chinese government has over 500 birth tourism companies.”
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“In Florida, we have about 4 million students wherever they've chosen to be because of universal school choice, which Governor DeSantis and…”
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“Launchpad will expand industry led zero tuition training programs in construction, space trades and skill trades funded by tax credits.”
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“Employers will identify the high demand fields and Florida will respond by building the partnerships and the pathways needed to meet those…”
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“Our state, for a myriad of reasons, has never really had a durable regional growth plan.”
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“It can't take two years to put a shovel in the ground in our state.”
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“The average house is what, 350 in our state. Let's call it 300.”
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“Florida Department of Transportation says [engineering for an interchange] takes three years.”
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“I would vote to expel [Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez].”
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“The Ethics Committee...came out with the findings on Representative McCormick.”
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“Representative Mills...is actually in the middle of the ethics investigation right now.”
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“We would anticipate somewhere between 18 and 24 months we'd be up and running.”
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“We're going to move stuff through legislative session next year.”
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“We're going to be working very closely with the school districts.”
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“The goal for every school district...is making sure that our young people have the credentials or the apprenticeships.”
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“Our K12 system...has to be able to take kids...and prepare them for the information age.”
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“DBPR is going to have to be redone when it comes to HOA and condo management.”
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“The Florida legislature should pursue redistricting right now.”
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“Governor DeSantis and the legislature are well within their rights and ability to redistrict Florida.”
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“The last census was not done the best.”
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“New York kept a congressional district that quite frankly should be in Florida.”
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“The President's move to do a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is correct.”
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“The Iranians said that their nuclear material is not up for debate.”
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“They've enriched well past 3 to 5%, which is what you need for energy production. Some is in the 20s, some is in the 50s.”
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“I've never supported a pathway to citizenship.”
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“We still don't have a biometric exit system.”
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“We need to end birthright citizenship.”
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“The Democrats defunded policy that would actually allow for ICE to investigate child sex trafficking ranks.”
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“I have a 100% rating from Numbers USA for my six years in Congress.”
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“California spent twice the money on a bridge that they still haven't finished.”
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“With their rail system, they spent way more money.”
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“California is a terrible, terrible state because they don't use common sense.”
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“Our state is going to be very efficient with the resources that the people of Florida have given us.”
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“Your government is going to be responsible and ruthlessly efficient with the dollars that you trust us with.”
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