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Jay Collins: “I've run many bills pushing [accountability for criminals]…”

Featuring: Jay Collins, Lieutenant Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Podcast Ep 5

Published | Video Starts at 28:15

And criminals should be held accountable. No early release. You're going to do the crime, you're going to do the crime, you're going to do the time. That's exactly where Florida is. And I've run many bills pushing [accountability for criminals] right forward. I think we passed over 50. A good 10 or 11 of those have been holding people accountable for crimes they do. So we, as part of Florida's emergency operations, we've done a number of things over the years. When the Hamas, Israel conflict broke out, we rescued people there. (28:15–28:25)

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Asserts that over 50 bills have been passed, with 10 or 11 focused on criminal accountability.

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