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Ron DeSantis: “I vetoed 3% of the budget four or five years ago. 3.3…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Published | Video Starts at 13:11

I was like, but. And I'm not trying to set a veto record. I already did set that record. And So I vetoed 3% of the budget four or five years ago. 3.3 billion in one year. And just to put that in perspective, I think the most that any governor had had over the entire tenure was like 2.5 billion. We did 3.3 in one year. (13:11–13:17)

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Asserts that $3.3 billion, or 3% of the budget, was vetoed in one year.

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