That budget is bigger than the budget of the entire state of Florida with 23 and a half million people. All the debt that the state has accumulated over its 180 year history just since I've been governor. By the end of this fiscal year we will have retired 50% of the state's total historical debt over 180 years. Now part of that is we did an accelerated program. We'll go in, we'll buy the bonds at a discount, we'll retire them, we save a lot of money on interest. (11:01–11:10)
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Asserts that Florida will have retired 50% of its historical debt by the end of the fiscal year.
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