Seven years ago, Florida had a weak rainy day fund and modest budget reserves. Today, working together, we have more than tripled our rainy day fund and and more than doubled our budget reserves. In the past seven years, we've retired almost half of all of Florida's taxpayer-supported debt. that had been accumulated throughout the entire history of our state. And because the legislature has supported efforts to accelerate repayment of this debt, we've saved more than a billion dollars on principal and interest costs floor. (06:08–06:20)
CLAIM
Asserts that Florida has reduced its taxpayer-supported debt by nearly 50% in seven years.
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