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Ron DeSantis: “Between February and April, 1.2 million jobs lost, 550,000…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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9/2/2020 Governor Ron DeSantis Holds Press Conference in Daytona Beach

Published | Video Starts at 01:23

Of course, when the COVID pandemic hit the United States, it had a really disastrous effect on employment, particularly in the leisure and hospitality sector in the state of Florida. When we had February, Between February and April, 1.2 million jobs lost, 550,000 of those jobs were in leisure and hospitality. And so these are folks who work hard. Many of the folks the rank and file are making, you know, these are blue collar folks, many of them. (01:23–01:35)

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Asserts that 1.2 million jobs were lost in Florida, with 550,000 in leisure and hospitality.

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