Ron DeSantis: “We've retired 50% of the state's historic debt just since…”

“If you look at the state's history, 180 years as a state, take all the debt that was accumulated when I became governor, total that up. We've retired 50% of the state's historic debt just since I've been governor. We have a surplus in reserves. We have rainy. In addition to the rainy day fund, we've got trust fund surpluses. We've got a lot of opportunities.” (36:38–36:44)

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