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Ron DeSantis: “In Florida, [state debt] is 41% lower [over the last six…”

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5.12.25 - Governor DeSantis Holds Press Conference on Florida's Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 17:21

It's great to be back in Tampa Bay. And we are excited that we're making huge progress on the issue of enforcing laws against illegal immigration. Imagine that not many states are doing. In Florida, [state debt] is 41% lower [over the last six years]. doing. But what we've been doing has not only been effective, it's really been a model that for the rest of the country. (17:21–17:23)

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Asserts that Florida's state debt has decreased by 41% over the last six years.

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