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Ron DeSantis: “We've retired 50% of [Florida's state debt] just in my term…”

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Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Make "Healthy Florida First" Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 29:47

So that's where we'd be like, I think top 15 in the world if we were our own country for economy, which is really, really good. And then since I've been governor, if you take all the debt the state has accumulated, We've retired 50% of [Florida's state debt] just in my term because we're doing accelerated debt repayment. Legislature has funded a program. You buy the bonds cheaper, retire them early, and then you don't have to pay the interest. You save on principle too. But. (29:47–29:54)

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Asserts that 50% of Florida's state debt has been retired during his term.

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