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Ron DeSantis: “Just the budget of New York City, 8 million people. Big…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 10:37

Would you rather go to the DMV there or here? Are our roads better here or there? We have the number one ranked higher education, public K12, all these other things. And so Just the budget of New York City, 8 million people. Big City, for sure, 8 million people. That budget is bigger than the budget of the entire state of Florida with 23 and a half million people. All the debt that the state has accumulated over its 180 year history just since I've been governor. By the end of this fiscal year we will have retired 50% of the state's total historical debt over 180 years. (10:37–10:52)

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Asserts that New York City's budget is larger than the entire state budget of Florida.

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