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Ron DeSantis: “We've retired almost half of all of Florida's taxpayer…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Gov. DeSantis delivers final State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 06:22

Today, working together, we have more than tripled our rainy day fund and and more than doubled our budget reserves. In the past seven years, We've retired almost half of all of Florida's taxpayer supported debt that had been accumulated throughout the entire history of our state. And because the legislature has supported efforts to accelerate repayment of this debt, we've saved more than a billion dollars on principal and interest costs. Florida. Florida has spent conservatively. (06:22–06:33)

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Asserts that Florida has paid off nearly half of its historical taxpayer-supported debt.

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