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Rick Scott: “Today it would take you months [to get permits for a…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 03:59

So if you think my first business was a donut shop, I just got out of the Navy. You know how many permits I had to have? None. I'd have to have one permit. Right? Right. Today it would take you months [to get permits for a business]. And in New York City is probably worse than almost any place in the country. So if you think about what we've done and how we've hurt the poor, you made it very difficult because of regulations, impairments and fees. (03:59–04:02)

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Asserts that obtaining business permits now takes significantly longer than in the past.

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