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Ron DeSantis: “The second, I think, biggest low that I've seen just since…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Permanent Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday in Florida

Published | Video Starts at 45:33

I know whose name's on that lawsuit. When they filed against me in June of 2020 or whenever that was along. I know that. And so that was the biggest low for them. The second, I think, biggest low that I've seen just since I've been governor is trying to mothball or delay salary increases for their own teachers. because they were using that as leverage to be able to accomplish other tangential aspects of their agenda. That money's there. Let's get that money out to the teachers and let's get it done. (45:33–45:44)

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Asserts that teacher unions delayed salary increases to leverage other agenda items.

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