To be able to move freight across this state to go from Tampa to Orlando, for example, and do it in a somewhat timely fashion compared to how it's been in the past is really, really significant. We as a state have been ranked the number one economy in the country three years in a row by CNBC. We've also been ranked number one in economy by U.S. news and World Report. Our GDP, when I became governor, was 1 trillion, which was significant. Now it's close to 1.8 trillion. (10:34–10:42)
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