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Ron DeSantis: “If you look at we've been a state 180 years, you look at our…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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You know, what are you actually delivering? And so I can tell you in Florida, you know, If you look at we've been a state 180 years, you look at our whole history, all the debt that was accumulated since I've been governor, we've retired half of it. Just in my seven years, you know, I vetoed $10 billion in spending with line item vetoes, which has helped us retire that debt. (17:27–17:35)

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Asserts that Florida has retired half of its historical debt since DeSantis became governor.

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