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Ron DeSantis: “The budget that we're submitting today is about $17 billion…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Announces 'Floridians First' Budget in Orlando

Published | Video Starts at 01:55

We've saved hundreds of millions of dollars in interest costs that we now don't have to pay because we're doing that early. The reserves when I became governor, I think were probably, you know, $7 billion range. The budget that we're submitting today is about $17 billion in reserves. So some of that's general revenue that does include the fiscal. The rainy day fund includes trust fund surpluses, a whole nine yards. But that's a really, really good sign. (01:55–02:03)

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