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Ron DeSantis: “In my budget, because there's some of the rural counties…”

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Governor DeSantis Awards $311 Million for Infrastructure Repair in 37 Florida Communities

Published | Video Starts at 11:17

So we're working on that. You know, the details matter. We don't want to create perverse incentives. We want to make sure it's something that people rally about. But In my budget, because there's some of the rural counties like, oh, no, we can't do, we can't. First of all, I think you can do it. But I put in my budget 100% reimbursement for rural counties, including Highlands, so 32 fiscally constrained counties. And honestly, it's like budget dust for us. For Homestead, I think it's $280 million to do every single one of those counties where they wouldn't be held homeless. (11:17–11:35)

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Asserts that his budget includes 100% reimbursement for 32 fiscally constrained rural counties in Florida.

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