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Ron DeSantis: “We now have the lowest per capita debt, you know, in the…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Calls for Special Legislative Session to Finish the Budget

Published | Video Starts at 21:18

So you save on principle, but then you save on interest because you don't have to pay interest anymore. And. And so we've saved over a billion dollars just on interest as we're reducing Florida's debt. And We now have the lowest per capita debt, you know, in the country. And so this has been something, You know, this has been something that has been very significant for our fiscal and you know, the rainy day fund, we've almost quadrupled that since I've been governor. (21:18–21:22)

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