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Ron DeSantis: “We said, that is not going to happen in the state of…”

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida

Published August 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:59

It gets out of hand, it becomes violent. They take over bridges and streets. You had places that were defunding police in different municipalities. And We said, that is not going to happen in the state of Florida. We're not defunding police. And you are not going to be shutting down highways and roads and bridges to pursue your agenda. (01:59–02:04)

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“You have the cheapest tuition in the entire United States at our state university system, which is really, really good. $6,300 on average.”
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“During the COVID pandemic, we did three years in a row, $1,000 bonuses for every single sworn law enforcement officer in the entire state of…”
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“No other state was able to do that [provide $1,000 bonuses to law enforcement officers during the COVID pandemic].”
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“We've had recruits from 49 states and two U.S. territories that have relocated to Florida.”
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“California... you could steal up to $999 because they set the threshold at 1,000, and basically you could get away with it because you…”
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“Jay [Collins] has demonstrated support for conservative principles and policies and delivered results on those.”
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“No state has walked the walk more for safe communities, local law and order and supporting law enforcement than the free state of Florida.”
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“If you try to lay a finger on law enforcement or if you loot or engage in mob violence, you are going to pay the price for that.”
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“They tried to get on take over a street in Miami and it was 13 minutes and they were gone. They tried it in Orlando, Florida highway patrol…”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 02:32-02:45
“The reap budget I just signed, we got about $50 million in pay increases for our state sworn law enforcement officers.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 04:07-04:17
“That includes increase in the minimum annual base pay for state, state LEOs and a 15% increase for our veteran law enforcement officers.”
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“We also created the Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship program which covers tuition fees and up to $1,000 of eligible education…”
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“For Florida residents, tuition's the same as it was the day I became governor.”
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“We've now awarded over 8,700 bonuses throughout this [Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus] program.”
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“These are bonuses of $5,000 to any LEO recruit.”
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“We've had about 2,000 recruits from out of state.”
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“We have more than 500 from New York, California, Illinois, and other like-minded states.”
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“So far, the program has been awarded $58 million to date.”
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“When you're somebody that doesn't think the NYPD should exist, you know, when you hate law enforcement that way, you know there's no way you…”
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“I absolutely think that the sheriff's departments and police departments in Florida that have vacancies are going to be able to do very well…”
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“Doing things like defund police doesn't work.”
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“Attacking police doesn't work.”
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“I was happy to be supportive of [the helicopter funding] and I know you guys will use that well.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 26:54-26:58
“We may have an issue or two in other parts of the state. You know, we're always monitoring these things.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 31:01-31:06
“We obviously believe that the laws are the laws.”
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“Hometown Heroes was helping folks be able to afford and be able to get into homes with down payments.”
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“When we needed him [Jay Collins] fighting illegal immigration, when we needed him to stand up to the CCP, he was there.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 46:05-46:12
“Chief financial officer... showing up to Dodge Doge, the local governments, fighting for taxpayers, fighting for property tax relief.”
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“We just did the cancer announcements with massive funding for pediatric cancer research.”
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“Floridians have seen their property tax bills go up. That's not the state.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 50:25-50:31
“We have record surplus. We have record rainy day.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 50:38-50:42
“We're not taking property tax at the state. That's local.”
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“You absolutely can do property tax relief.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis Awards Law Enforcement Bonuses In Hillsborough County, Florida | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 51:19-51:24
“It's not something that we can, you know, that Jim Boyd can pass through the legislature and I sign.”
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“If you look at the growth of these budgets over the last three or four years, it is not just because of public safety or education.”
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“I don't think we've ever had a higher home value average compared to average income or median income.”
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“The one thing we can't control the price of homes, but the one thing that government through the people can control is the taxation.”
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“I think someone's personal residence, if it's homesteaded property, I think you gotta be able to own it free and clear of the government.”
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“If the personal residence is tax free and those can still be taxed, then it's a way to say we're putting a premium on individual family home…”
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