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Ron DeSantis: “We've paid off 50% [of taxpayer finance debt] just since…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Makes Tampa Bay Rays Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 31:03

Well, hey, we're going to go, go there and you know, you can have a good time that even if they're not going for baseball, it will end up helping baseball. Governor, are you willing to support a. We've paid off 50% [of taxpayer finance debt] just since I've been governor in seven years. we've tripled the rainy day fund. You know, we've done all this so clearly from the state level. You know, we wouldn't be needing to do that. (31:03–31:07)

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Asserts that 50% of taxpayer finance debt has been paid off during his seven years as governor.

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