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Ron DeSantis: “It has made a major impact.”

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Governor DeSantis Signs Law to Protect Floridians from Subsidizing Data Centers

Published May 8, 2026 | Video Starts at 26:12

Fine. We're happy to. Happy to roll. However. However makes sense. But it was always designed to be a temporary facility. It has made a major impact. And if we shut the lights out on it Tomorrow we will be able to say it served its purpose because it was responsible for helping with almost 22,000 illegal aliens. (26:12–26:15)

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Asserts that the Everglades Airport center has had a significant impact.

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“There was a movement in Congress last year to basically strip states of any right at all to regulate [AI].”
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“The Florida Senate passed a great Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights just to protect you as Floridians.”
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“You'll have some of these tech CEOs, they're like bragging like, oh, 50% of all jobs are going to go away.”
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“Some of these guys have been asked point blank, would it be better just to have machines take over and have humans go extinct?”
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“Florida Senate Bill 484... protects consumers from footing the bill for any hyperscale data center in the state of Florida.”
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