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Hakeem Jeffries: “HMP just announced a $20 million investment in Florida…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 21:40

Ron DeSantis in a press conference yesterday, offered to pay for you to come down and campaign in Florida, said he'd take you fishing. What's your response to that? Yeah, HMP just announced a $20 million investment in Florida, making it clear that we're on offense. That's our Democratic gift to Ron DeSantis and the Florida Republicans who he is putting in jeopardy. Thanks. I'll go to the back. Okay. (21:40–21:50)

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