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Ron DeSantis: “We now have the lowest per capita debt of any state in the…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference in Bradenton

Published | Video Starts at 07:16

You take all the state's debt in the history of the state of Florida, from statehood till the present, just since I've been governor, we've paid off 51% of the state's debt, paid it down. It's done. And We now have the lowest per capita debt of any state in the country. Meanwhile, we've done some really big things. We've done the largest environmental restoration in the history of the United States of America with the Florida Everglades. (07:16–07:20)

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