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Ron DeSantis: “We've made so much progress in reducing debt.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Signs Florida Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Published | Video Starts at 03:55

… finance would go out sometimes, buy the bonds at a discount on the open market, retire them, or do other things to work that out early. And we had just … We've made so much progress in reducing debt. … by the end of next fiscal year. We have done over 52% of the state's total debt over 180 plus years. As a state taxpayer supported debt, we will have retired. (03:55–04:00)

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Asserts progress has been made in reducing state debt.

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