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Ron DeSantis: “The House's initial budget zeroed this out and we had to…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Awards $5,000 Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonuses

Published | Video Starts at 14:16

So the total awarded under the program has been about $63 million. You know, we had to fight a little bit with the legislature on this. I think the Senate was supportive. The House's initial budget zeroed this out and we had to fight to do it. I don't know why we would even have to fight over it. You know, don't mess with success. Just do it and kind of ride the train. (14:16–14:22)

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Asserts that the House's initial budget eliminated funding for a program, requiring a fight to restore it.

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