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Ron DeSantis: “The amount we use to pay that down is almost the exact same…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Advocates for Federal Balanced Budget Amendment in Washington

Published | Video Starts at 46:15

Congress probably wouldn't like that. Although they did pass it in the 90s statutorily. But I could tell you as governor I mentioned us reducing Florida's debt by 50%. Paying down The amount we use to pay that down is almost the exact same amount of money I have line item vetoed since I've been governor. I mean it almost tracks perfectly for it. So I would absolutely love to see a line item veto be a part of that. I think would be good. (46:15–46:26)

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Asserts that the funds used to reduce Florida's debt align with the amount saved through his use of the line item veto.

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