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Ron DeSantis: “The total amount we vetoed was probably about 1.1.6 billion.”

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Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Published | Video Starts at 28:42

And so all in all, I think this is a budget that's doing a lot for the people of Florida. We did have to pare it back some. I think The total amount we vetoed was probably about 1.1.6 billion. But you know, some of that was they wanted to put money in one bucket or another, wasn't necessarily spending. So we don't really count that in terms of reducing the budget. (28:42–28:51)

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