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Ron DeSantis: “How many other states are actually reducing spending and…”

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Holds A Press Briefing To Tout K-12 Progress Monitoring Results

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We were still lean. It wasn't like that was a lot. Right. That was still less than half of New York State's budget and we have millions of more people. But How many other states are actually reducing spending and doing it in a four year period, in the face, mind you, of persistent inflation, this is nominal dollars that the budget's going down. It's not even adjusted for inflation. Obviously, if you adjusted for inflation, it's way less than it was four years ago. I mean, noticeably less. (06:47–07:03)

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Asserts that Florida is reducing its budget over four years despite persistent inflation.

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