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Ron DeSantis: “We enacted the strongest string of retail theft laws in the…”

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Gov. Ron DeSantis And Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis Speak To FL Police Benevolent Association

Published September 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 02:44

You, you know, California, you can steal $999 and you just keep going about your business and they don't do anything about it. We enacted the strongest string of retail theft laws in the country. I signed those in a couple years ago. But, but this was something. And so I've had to veto this stuff. So I do think that we've obviously shown that, that it works what we're doing. (02:44–02:50)

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