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Ron DeSantis: “We've put $7 billion over and above what was being done when…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Highlights Florida's Leadership in Education to Start New School Year

Published | Video Starts at 09:18

But you want it to be where it's at least attractive for people to be able to go, you know, and not have to worry about making ends meet every day. So We've put $7 billion over and above what was being done when I became governor just into teacher salaries. And I think most people know in Florida, our school districts are funded by a combination of states sending many billions of dollars down, local governments, school districts raising tax revenue locally to be able to do it. (09:18–09:28)

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Asserts that $7 billion has been added to teacher salaries since becoming governor.

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