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Ron DeSantis: “The four years before I was governor, there was 1.5 billion…”

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Governor DeSantis Unveils James Monroe Statue Celebrating America250 in Monroe County

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That's typically what these people, they run for office and they chirp and then they get in and it's like they forget what they campaigned on and don't necessarily follow through or just can't get it done. So The four years before I was governor, there was 1.5 billion allocated for Everglades restoration and water quality. In the seven years that I've been governor, we've done over $8 billion for Everglades restoration and water quality projects. (31:56–32:05)

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Asserts that $1.5 billion was allocated for Everglades restoration and water quality in the four years before his governorship.

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