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Ron DeSantis: “We've already paid off more than half of [Florida's total…”

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Governor DeSantis Announces Groundbreaking of I-95/U.S. 1 Interchange—1 Year Ahead of Schedule

Published | Video Starts at 06:28

… paying, you know, Florida, if you look at the total debt that was accumulated by the states and statehood and you added that all up just since I've been governor, We've already paid off more than half of [Florida's total debt] in a seven year period. because we've accelerated it. You know, we worked a couple years ago with the legislature, we got accelerated debt repayment program done. (06:28–06:33)

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Asserts that Florida has paid off more than half of its total debt in seven years.

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