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Ron DeSantis: “The state of Florida now has almost 23.5 million residents.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Accept William F. Buckley Jr. Prize

Published | Video Starts at 14:02

And if you look at what we've done, no state has delivered more conservative results than we have in the state of Florida. Just take our budget. The state of Florida now has almost 23.5 million residents. New York is the closest to us in population. They're about 19 and a half residents. And yet with millions more residents than New York, the state of Florida's budget is less than half of New York state's budget. (14:02–14:07)

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Asserts the current population of Florida is nearly 23.5 million.

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