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Ron DeSantis: “There was a bill at the beginning of the year that, you…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor Ron DeSantis Discusses Fiscal Responsibility and Property Tax Reform in Florida

Published | Video Starts at 33:07

Just the state assets have stopped and gotten returned to their home country. That's not even counting what the Coast Guard. So just imagine had we not done that. But, you know, There was a bill at the beginning of the year that, you know, the speaker of the House was trying to jam down that blaze opposed, and I vetoed. That would have eliminated Operation Vigilant Century. It would have eliminated all my authority as governor to help enforce immigration laws. We have done more than any other state in the country. And yet what happened there would not have happened. (33:07–33:21)

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Asserts that a bill was proposed to eliminate Operation Vigilance Sentry, which he vetoed.

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