Rick Scott: “It's almost all of it. You're not relying on the federal…”

“Senator Scott, let me ask you because you're former governor, isn't it true that most local fire departments and local police departments are funded by local resources and state resources, mostly local. A huge percentage, right? It's almost all of it. You're not relying on the federal government. You can't. It's something completely outside your control. The federal government's data point, not right now. We're almost $39 trillion in debt. The federal government is bankrupt.” (45:01–45:05)

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