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Ron DeSantis: “One of the governors at the time who actually has run for…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Florida Gov. DeSantis Delivers Remarks At The American Property Casualty Insurance Association Event

Published | Video Starts at 05:50

… we had a period in between 2004 and 5 where there were a lot of hurricanes that hit Florida, you know, that obviously caused some turmoil in the insurance market. One of the governors at the time who actually has run for governor since then, a bunch of times, you know, he tried to do like price controls. He tried to do things basically he was like, good riddance when companies leave and all this other stuff. And so that didn't work, but it did drive companies out. (05:50–05:57)

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Asserts that a former Florida governor attempted to implement price controls in the insurance market.

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