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Ron DeSantis: “We've saved hundreds of millions of dollars in interest…”

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5.12.25 - Governor DeSantis Holds Press Conference on Florida's Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 1:13:04

… and our guys in the bond finance, they can get some of the debt at a discount, retire it, and then you end up saving on paying interest costs. So We've saved hundreds of millions of dollars in interest costs while retiring the debt earlier. I think it's good. I think we should expand it. I think the Senate is supportive of it. You know, the House, they don't want to do any more debt repayment. (1:13:04–1:13:11)

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Asserts that Florida has saved hundreds of millions in interest costs by retiring debt early.

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