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Ron DeSantis: “Florida, we have 23 and a half million people, and our…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at U.S. Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum in Miami Beach

Published | Video Starts at 05:28

You know, there was some news recently about New York City putting out their budget. And I think they put out a budget, and they have 8 million people, budget's $130 billion proposal. You know, Florida, we have 23 and a half million people, and our budget's $117 billion. And so it's like, well, wait a minute, why are you spending all that? And then the state of New York, they have twice the budget, more than twice the budget than we have in Florida. (05:28–05:35)

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Asserts that Florida's budget is $117 billion for 23.5 million people.

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