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Ron DeSantis: “I think it goes back to 1851 where they chase these impacts…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Highlights Florida's Preparedness for Hurricane Season

Published | Video Starts at 11:59

I mean it's like, I'm like I'm pretty sure Florida has been susceptible to this, this for all of our, our recorded history. And in fact you can trace, I think it goes back to 1851 where they chase these impacts and, and we've had major impacts over the years. Now it, that may not do as much property damage because Florida used to be very sparsely populated. But you go back and look at the Labor Day hurricane in the 1930s. (11:59–12:07)

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Asserts that hurricane impacts in Florida have been recorded since 1851.

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