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Ron DeSantis: “We've paid down record amounts of outstanding state debt…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis and CFO Blaze Ngolia Announce Statewide Audits on Local Government Spending in Florida

Published July 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 00:44

… with how the federal government operates, but we looked in Florida and said, you know, even though we have the second lowest spending per capita in the country, even though We've paid down record amounts of outstanding state debt just since I've been governor. even though we're cutting taxes, we're doing all this, we have the lowest number of state workers per capita of any state in the country. (00:44–00:51)

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Asserts that significant state debt reduction has occurred during Ron DeSantis's tenure as governor.

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“Florida has the second lowest spending per capita in the country.”
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“We have the lowest number of state workers per capita of any state in the country.”
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“The average Floridian was $1,200 per [in state debt]... We've now driven that down to under $500 per Floridian.”
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“The tax [in Broward County] is going up almost 50% while the population is going up less than 5%.”
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“Inflation's been 20, 25% since COVID.”
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“We've had a net increase in population of 1.5 to 2 million residents.”
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“I don't think there's any state in the country that can say they've cut spending on net the last three years.”
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“The [Everglades] project south of Lake Okeechobee is going to be done five years earlier than scheduled.”
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“We've done things like eliminate DE and I.”
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“I did about $600 million in line item vetoes to get it in line with my proposed spending levels.”
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“We spent less last fiscal year than the year before, and we're spending less this fiscal year than we did in the fiscal year that just…”
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“We are going to start doing on site doge inspections and audits of local and municipal, of county and municipal governments.”
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“Taxpayers here in Broward have watched their county government has increased property tax burdens by the tune of $450 million in addition to…”
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“The population of Broward has barely grown at all, less than 5% net since 2020.”
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“Broward has also spent a lot of money on kind of pet causes, whether it's De and I, whether it's the Green New Deal.”
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“The county administrator here makes almost half a million dollars a year.”
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“We have the authority. I was very public about asking for this, and we got it done.”
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“We have the authority. This is no longer optional. We don't have to ask mother, may I? We can just simply say you must comply under the law.”
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“The city of Miami... cooked up this scheme with three of the five commissioners that they would just cancel the election scheduled for this…”
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“The attorney General of Florida said it was not legal [for Miami officials to cancel the election].”
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“Yesterday there was a court ruling to say that, no, you can't cancel the election, you can't extend your terms in office unless you get the…”
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“The authority in the CFO's office to be in there and doing these audits, I think is really important authority.”
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“There is mechanisms in the law to be able to hold accountable for non-compliance.”
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“We would construe every individual request as a separate act of disobedience.”
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“The laws clear. I mean, there's some people say, well, you know, why would. Why would the state of Florida care, you know, how the county in…”
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“We obviously will use our authority, and then, quite frankly, I'm sure the attorney general will ensure that there's compliance.”
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“They're taxing unrealized gains.”
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“Governor has way more authority over county elected officials than municipal.”
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“There needs to be a criminal pretext for the governor to exercise the suspension authority [over municipal officials].”
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“Fines or how much a day? $1,000 per day for each line item.”
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“If you have a county that doesn't receive any state funds, which I don't think any county in Florida receives no state funds, then you would…”
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“DHS does not have enough spaces to be able to [process and deport illegal aliens].”
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“Florida's aggressive. Our state and local are required to participate in [immigration enforcement].”
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“I think DHS is going to ramp up its space, which will be very helpful for this.”
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“When you go into Alligator Alcatraz as an illegal, the first thing DHS does is they give you a brochure and they tell you, you don't have to…”
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“We are, we're going to do another announcement later today and then through the balance of this week and next there'll be more that are…”
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“The budget I just signed, although it's been a reduction two years in a row, was, I think about 117 billion all in, when you include…”
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“We've done a temporary lane from Disney into Polk county. That's increased the flow dramatically.”
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“The state of Florida has not saddled taxpayers with recurring ballooning expenses.”
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“Move Florida Forward was a $7-8 billion infusion.”
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“We just announced a big agreement with the Army Corps [of Engineers].”
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“We opened the C43 reservoir on the western side of Lake Okeechobee.”
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