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Ron DeSantis: “We actually sued the CDC, State of Florida to open up the…”

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Governor DeSantis Signs Legislation to Protect Florida's Coastlines

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And they didn't want to sail right away. They were kind. But then I would talk to these employees who didn't have jobs and everything, and I'm like, so We actually sued the CDC, State of Florida to open up the [cruise industry]. They wouldn't even sue. They wanted to be open, but they were too scared to go against the Feds. They. So we did it and we won and we liberated from that. (25:16–25:27)

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Asserts that the State of Florida sued the CDC to reopen the cruise industry.

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