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of ours here in florida. they have a $4.3 billion deficit. we now have more manufacturing jobs than new york and about twice as many jobs as new york in the past year and our unemployment rate is close to 50% lower than that of new york. it's not a surprise that we've continued to witness a great migration of americans away from cities and states pursuing these failed policies with florida serving as a refuge of freedom and sanity. [applause] these failures are not the result of chance. they are the result of choices made by elected officials to put ideology over sound policy. in this time for choosing, the state of florida has chosen well. we have chosen facts over fear. we have chosen education over indoctrination. we have chosen law and order over rioting and disorder. we have chosen fiscal responsibility over debt and prove la caycy. our choices have produced results that are second to none in this country. we are -- we have earned rankings of number 1 for education, number 1 for education freedom. number
of ours here in florida. they have a $4.3 billion deficit. we now have more manufacturing jobs than new york and about twice as many jobs as new york in the past year and our unemployment rate is close to 50% lower than that of new york. it's not a surprise that we've continued to witness a great migration of americans away from cities and states pursuing these failed policies with florida serving as a refuge of freedom and sanity. [applause] these failures are not the result of chance. they...
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. >> florida governor and 2024 g.o.p. presidential candidate ron desantis delivered the annual state of the state address from the capitol in tallahassee. the governor talked about the state's population growth, the business sector, and state budget during his remarks before the legislature. this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> thank youank you so much. go gov. desantis: thank you. thank you so much. great to see you all. restless to start the year. well thank you so much. mr. speaker madam president members of the legislature in fellow citizens, 2024 is going to be a banner year for the free state of florida. [applause] now this is somewhat of unique start to the legislative session because every government building except this one is close in tallahassee because of the weather we have had a lot of whether move through northwest florida. we have issued in the executive order and displayed -- declared a state of emergency and we respond when these things happen impacted just know the state of florida stands with you and we w
. >> florida governor and 2024 g.o.p. presidential candidate ron desantis delivered the annual state of the state address from the capitol in tallahassee. the governor talked about the state's population growth, the business sector, and state budget during his remarks before the legislature. this is 35 minutes. [applause] >> thank youank you so much. go gov. desantis: thank you. thank you so much. great to see you all. restless to start the year. well thank you so much. mr. speaker...
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. >>> south now to florida, for the state of the state address from florida governor ron desantis. he touted the business and state budget. while speaking to the legislature in tallahassee. he is currently in middle of his second term, having first been elected in 2918. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you so much. great to see you all. [ applause ] >> you all seem a little [ inaudible ] this time of year. right here. well, thank you so much, mr. speaker, madam president, members of the legislature and our fellow citizens. 2024 is going to be a banner year for the free state of florida. [ applause ] now, this is somewhat of a unique start to the legislative session because every government building except this one is closed in tallahassee because of the weather. and we've had a lot of weather move through northwest florida. we've issued an executive order to declare a state of emergency and we just do what we do in florida, we respond when these things happen. so those who are impacted, just know, the state of florida stands with you and we'll handle whatever fa
. >>> south now to florida, for the state of the state address from florida governor ron desantis. he touted the business and state budget. while speaking to the legislature in tallahassee. he is currently in middle of his second term, having first been elected in 2918. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you so much. great to see you all. [ applause ] >> you all seem a little [ inaudible ] this time of year. right here. well, thank you so much, mr....
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florida. [applause] now, this is somewhat of a unique start s to the legislatit session because every government building except this one is closed in tallahassee because of the weather and we've had a lot of weather move three northwest florida. we issued an executive orderue o declare a state of emergency and we do what we do in florida. we respond when those things happen so those just know the state of florida stands with you and we will handle whatever the fallout is from these dangerous tornadoes. we are as a country in the midst ofof a great upheaval and we see this throughout the land. under the current administration in washington almost at record level, 62% of americans are living paycheck to paycheck and the federal budget deficit is expectedck to hit $2 trillion ts year. of course more than 8 million illegal aliens entered the united states across the southern border and the past three years alone. that is due to fentanyl that's come across that border has reached record levels. ci
florida. [applause] now, this is somewhat of a unique start s to the legislatit session because every government building except this one is closed in tallahassee because of the weather and we've had a lot of weather move three northwest florida. we issued an executive orderue o declare a state of emergency and we do what we do in florida. we respond when those things happen so those just know the state of florida stands with you and we will handle whatever the fallout is from these dangerous...
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i'd like to see one made for florida's debt only a florida debt clock would be counting down, not up. we've paid down nearly 25% of our state's debt over the past four years. imagine that. paying down another 455 million in state debt ahead of schedule and run surpluses and paid down debt while enacting record-setting tax reduction kevin withhe savings given to our residents, we have still brought in is weave made it tax free to raise a child in florida by permanently removing sales taxes on all baby items. cribs, strollers, diapers, wipes, children's clothing, shoes among other items we don't just talk the talk we walk the walk. owner and funder of jet ai and going from hernando county and their business moved and mike and his employees are still commuting to tampa while in the process of relocation, and he's take on the burden of paying not only his toll but the tolls of his staff as well and thru our toll relief program, his staff and him were able to save almost $4,000 in toll saving ands congratulations on that and doing a great job. the governor's budget recommendations and i'm
i'd like to see one made for florida's debt only a florida debt clock would be counting down, not up. we've paid down nearly 25% of our state's debt over the past four years. imagine that. paying down another 455 million in state debt ahead of schedule and run surpluses and paid down debt while enacting record-setting tax reduction kevin withhe savings given to our residents, we have still brought in is weave made it tax free to raise a child in florida by permanently removing sales taxes on...
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it isn't florida baptist, or florida -- or any other domination that you want to call. florida is a state, and for him to try to impose what might be his christian values onto politics, is the exact thing he accuses the woke agenda of. so it's really the pot calling the kettle white, if you will. >> if [laughter] i wanted -- wondered if diversity equity and inclusion would not end with the supreme court's on college affirmative action, and whether it's n desantis's policies -- andg claudine gay as -- on the intimidation campaign being waged against corporate diversity efforts. conservatives are only expanding their assaults, as i predicted. where does this and, in your view bishop? >> it ends when we stand up and vote. it ends when the black church and black leaders take up the prophetic voice, to begin to push back. it ends when we do what they do. they now take books out of, let me go lower than college, out of public schools. if one parent says they are uncomfortable, well i'm challenging black parents tonight to go into the school, and say this book makes me uncomfo
it isn't florida baptist, or florida -- or any other domination that you want to call. florida is a state, and for him to try to impose what might be his christian values onto politics, is the exact thing he accuses the woke agenda of. so it's really the pot calling the kettle white, if you will. >> if [laughter] i wanted -- wondered if diversity equity and inclusion would not end with the supreme court's on college affirmative action, and whether it's n desantis's policies -- andg...
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we have florida's chip situation. can you tell us broadly what is the state of health insurance for children in florida right now? and if you can, how does it compare to what's haening in other states right now? daniel: so florida has a children's health insurance program like pretty much every other state does right now. and last year, it had about 120,000 children in its program for low and moderate income families. and ah what florida is doing is it's it's contesting the federal -- and what florida is doing is it's contesting the federal govement's authority to essentially change the rules of how kids stay enrolled in the program. what florida is saying is that, it should be allowed to dis enroll children from the children's health insurance program if their parents don't pay premiums. they get a 30 day grace period after that. vaccines have proven to be an effective weapon against many diseases. you can only require them to pay the first month. after that, if their parents do not pay, you have to leave them on for
we have florida's chip situation. can you tell us broadly what is the state of health insurance for children in florida right now? and if you can, how does it compare to what's haening in other states right now? daniel: so florida has a children's health insurance program like pretty much every other state does right now. and last year, it had about 120,000 children in its program for low and moderate income families. and ah what florida is doing is it's it's contesting the federal -- and what...
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it's north florida central florida and south florida. people also. it was a confederate state during the civil war. and the north part of florida is known more leaning toward the confederacy in the middle part has some leanings also. so, you know, it was a very toned society. there were whites and there were blacks. everyone had their roles. it was a cracker society. they it you know, it's old for floridians who came and they call themselves white settlers but actually they weren't settler was because the indians had settled it. you know tens of thousands of years previously. the land was taken from them and they were shipped off to oklahoma. so yeah, there was just the government was desperate for people to settle wild place. and so my family there in the 1870s, 1860s and started citrus groves and that's kind of where i grew up was orange groves and it's hard to if people don't believe that that could have been there at this time because florida is so overbuilt so trashy it's just a florida that's you know not recognizable so. yeah i had a really fr
it's north florida central florida and south florida. people also. it was a confederate state during the civil war. and the north part of florida is known more leaning toward the confederacy in the middle part has some leanings also. so, you know, it was a very toned society. there were whites and there were blacks. everyone had their roles. it was a cracker society. they it you know, it's old for floridians who came and they call themselves white settlers but actually they weren't settler was...
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the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. donalds: i yield five minutes to mr. bean of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bean: thank you, leader donalds. i rise today in support of bill, h.r. 3947 to designate the post office in melrose, florida, in memory of my constituent pamela jane ro.e to thank my co, co-lead introducer of the bill, representative cammack and their support for cosponsoring this bill. pamela jane rock was born august 6, 1961 john and jane rock of plantation, florida. she was the 14th and youngest child of an amazing family. growing up she attended st. gregory's catholic school and plantation and st. thomas aquinas high school and graduated in 1984 with a bachelor in science and nutrition in dietetics. during her time at u.f. she was a proud member of the university fighting gatorarching band for four years. she was one of a kind in all that she did. after college she worked for the state of florida, the alachua c. her passion of service continued when she spent three years with the peace corps in guatemala educating women in
the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. donalds: i yield five minutes to mr. bean of florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bean: thank you, leader donalds. i rise today in support of bill, h.r. 3947 to designate the post office in melrose, florida, in memory of my constituent pamela jane ro.e to thank my co, co-lead introducer of the bill, representative cammack and their support for cosponsoring this bill. pamela jane rock was born august 6, 1961 john and...
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florida has an absentee request. id then be verified when you send it in and we don't have valid harvesting. harvesting is allowed in florida. you can send it in and bring it in for your spouse but not have a political person collect these ballots and dump them into a dropbox. that has been a huge plus. we also ban zuckerbucks. he put $400 million in these nonprofits that would go to local election offices■o and gie millions of dollars on the conditions they accepted their operatives, then they would llotarvest in democratic areas, so a way to commandeer the machinery of an election in ways that are inappropriate. we banded. -- we banned it. some democrats don't like goi republicans think it is election fraud that are democrats but there have been republicans as well. the state level. since we implemented it, they have prosecuted people in two different states, people that are illegal aliens, people who are convicted rapists and in eligible to vote in florida. that has held people accountable but shown people don't
florida has an absentee request. id then be verified when you send it in and we don't have valid harvesting. harvesting is allowed in florida. you can send it in and bring it in for your spouse but not have a political person collect these ballots and dump them into a dropbox. that has been a huge plus. we also ban zuckerbucks. he put $400 million in these nonprofits that would go to local election offices■o and gie millions of dollars on the conditions they accepted their operatives, then...
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we have a massive budget surplus in florida. we have no income tax which you guys should try in iowa. i know your governor is trying to get there. it works out very well. we have no income tax yet we've cut taxes more than any governor in the history of florida every year since i've been in. budget surpluses. we've actually paid down 25% of our state's total debt that the states accumulated since statehood since i've been governor. you see this national debt clock in new york city with $34 trillion and keeps counting. i was like if you did a debt clock for florida, would you have it counting down because our cut is going down and almost unthinkable in this day and age particularly among other things. we've been in a great fiscal position. we have a big sur plus and i'm like ok, i have infrastructure needs that are going to have to be met one way or another. and so we can just try to act like it's not going to be necessary now and kind of wait and then people will be stuck in traffic and be more miserable the next 10-15 years or
we have a massive budget surplus in florida. we have no income tax which you guys should try in iowa. i know your governor is trying to get there. it works out very well. we have no income tax yet we've cut taxes more than any governor in the history of florida every year since i've been in. budget surpluses. we've actually paid down 25% of our state's total debt that the states accumulated since statehood since i've been governor. you see this national debt clock in new york city with $34...
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we've done it time and time again in florida. we banned the covidtes in florida. [cheers and applause] no one has to choose between a jab and a job. [applause] you have a right to make that decision. we made sure we banned t covid vaccine pass posts. you should not -- passports. you should not have to cough up your medical records just to have a hamburger somewhere. and we made sure people weren't going to be discriminated against and could participate in society. is there anybody in this crowd that honestly believes that stand up against big pharma? no. that's her base of support. she's got to cave to big pharma. and, you know, dond trump know,o something about this when he was president. did he do anything to take on -- no. he initiated a lot ofannyto dea. he elevated dr. fauci to be the de facto president of the united states during■p covid. donald trump and anthony fauci plunged our nation into a lockdown. we in florida dragged the nation oue made sure that our state was free and open. and we set the standard for the entire united states of america. you know
we've done it time and time again in florida. we banned the covidtes in florida. [cheers and applause] no one has to choose between a jab and a job. [applause] you have a right to make that decision. we made sure we banned t covid vaccine pass posts. you should not -- passports. you should not have to cough up your medical records just to have a hamburger somewhere. and we made sure people weren't going to be discriminated against and could participate in society. is there anybody in this crowd...
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florida democrats lost by 19 points. we saw over 1 million democrats not show up to the november 22 election, crippling our state. so he took that 19 points, and the rest of the nation talked about this huge victory that he had here in florida. overinflated his success rate, over inflated his platform. i even gave him advice last year via social media saying, look, if you want to be president of the united states, don't take florida into this jane tris direction. floridians didn't want a six -week abortion ban. floridians didn't wonk -- when it comes to our fire arms. and he kept doing all of these things, thinking that if he was to go right of trump, that was gonna be successful for him. instead, he should've consolidated the anti trump support and made sure that he was that candidate who is gonna beat trump. you can't beat trump by going right of trump and thinking that something that's going to resonate with people across the country. certainly it was never going to be able to president on a -- >> speaking of donald t
florida democrats lost by 19 points. we saw over 1 million democrats not show up to the november 22 election, crippling our state. so he took that 19 points, and the rest of the nation talked about this huge victory that he had here in florida. overinflated his success rate, over inflated his platform. i even gave him advice last year via social media saying, look, if you want to be president of the united states, don't take florida into this jane tris direction. floridians didn't want a six...
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the republicans, _ week ban in florida? the republicans, the - week ban in florida? iie: republicans, the republicans week ban in florida? "iie: republicans, the republicans i have heard from on the ground in florida are, you know, extremely happy to hear that, you know, this band is going to take effect, and interpretation of the florida constitution that they have been making a case for four decades. so that they have been making a case forfour decades. so i have been hearing from people in florida that they are very optimistic about this and, you know, despite the ruling on the amendment, they really feel like they're going to come on top. like they're going to come on to, ., ., like they're going to come on to -. . ., . ., top. caroline kitchener from the washington _ top. caroline kitchener from the washington post, - top. caroline kitchener from the washington post, thank| top. caroline kitchener from - the washington post, thank you forjoining us. the washington post, thank you forjoining us-— forjoining us. thank you for havin: forjoining us. thank you for
the republicans, _ week ban in florida? the republicans, the - week ban in florida? iie: republicans, the republicans week ban in florida? "iie: republicans, the republicans i have heard from on the ground in florida are, you know, extremely happy to hear that, you know, this band is going to take effect, and interpretation of the florida constitution that they have been making a case for four decades. so that they have been making a case forfour decades. so i have been hearing from people...
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[applause] but we definitely can look in florida. you in florida, a parent can go obviously to your local school in the school district that is public, but you can now have choice within your school district, a number of different choices, which we did not have 25 years ago. you can go to a charter school which is a public school but not controlled by the school district, or you can take a private scholarship and go to a private school, so any parent now in florida regardless of income has multiple options, so what does that mean? that means that all of these schools have to compete for students, because they are not entitled to anybody. parents of the powder -- power, so if a charter school is doing well, the school district will have to start doing better too to compete too, so it is created a positive environment where these schools arewhere they ared what is the result? florida now is number one in fourth grade reading and fourth grade math. [applause] so this is -- and while all of that has been going on, we still because of my
[applause] but we definitely can look in florida. you in florida, a parent can go obviously to your local school in the school district that is public, but you can now have choice within your school district, a number of different choices, which we did not have 25 years ago. you can go to a charter school which is a public school but not controlled by the school district, or you can take a private scholarship and go to a private school, so any parent now in florida regardless of income has...
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every election hung on how would florida go. maria: yeah. >> that is not true anymore, and i think that's a good thing for the party. maria: well, good for you. the other issue that we want to tackle is squatters. it's unbelievable to me how many people are getting apprehended right now for going in and just trying to take people's homes over and then you see the person, the owner of the home having to go through passive legal obstacles just to get their home back. tell us what you've done in terms of protecting property rights in florida. >> well, when we started seeing some of this in places like california and new york where someone will just common deer someone's home -- commandeer someone's home, then the home e other than goes to try and get their property back, and sometimes they're the one getting arrested or they have to go through all this stuff? we said that is not happening in the state of florida. so if you try to squat in florida, the homeowner will get rid of you immediately. we have legal rights in place. you cal
every election hung on how would florida go. maria: yeah. >> that is not true anymore, and i think that's a good thing for the party. maria: well, good for you. the other issue that we want to tackle is squatters. it's unbelievable to me how many people are getting apprehended right now for going in and just trying to take people's homes over and then you see the person, the owner of the home having to go through passive legal obstacles just to get their home back. tell us what you've...
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>> you know, florida is three different states, north florida, central florida and south florida. people also forget it was a confederate state during the civil war and the north part of florida is known as more leaning toward the confederacy and the middle part had some leanings, also. there was a two-part society, there were white and black, a cracker society they called it, old floridians came and called themselves white settlers, they weren't settlers because the indians had settled it tens of thousands of years previously when the land was taken from them and they were shipped off to oklahoma. yeah, just the government was desperate for people to settle this wild place so my family came there in the 1870's, 1860's, and started citrus groves and that's kind of where i grew up was the orange groves. it's hard to -- people don't believe that that could have been there at this time because florida is so overbuilt, so trashy. it's just a florida that's, you know, not recognizable. so, yeah, i had a freeing childhood. barefoot, mosquito trucks, lakes and it was just an untouched pa
>> you know, florida is three different states, north florida, central florida and south florida. people also forget it was a confederate state during the civil war and the north part of florida is known as more leaning toward the confederacy and the middle part had some leanings, also. there was a two-part society, there were white and black, a cracker society they called it, old floridians came and called themselves white settlers, they weren't settlers because the indians had settled...
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so i said you'd rather live in florida than iowa? we want to be in florida. so they had their fill, they did it. but a lot of floridians do not come north in january. we have a lot of northerners who come down to florida. it's interesting some things you do on campaigns. in the fall we stopped in boston and it was my wife, me, our five-year-old son. our girls did not want to come so i was like we have some time. i'm going to take my son to fenway park. i started showing him youtube videos before the trip of the green monster and i'm like this is historic, something you will always remember. he kind of got it, he was excited. we pulled in right by fenway and he's like daddy, stop. i want to see fenway park but i am not a red sox fan. i made marlins fan and a raise fan. i was in new england for seven years in school and i was red sox over the yankees. i was here in 2004 when they reverse the curse. so i was like no worries. he tours the green monster, he's out on the field. we're just enjoying the moment and you don't know what kind of impression that makes on
so i said you'd rather live in florida than iowa? we want to be in florida. so they had their fill, they did it. but a lot of floridians do not come north in january. we have a lot of northerners who come down to florida. it's interesting some things you do on campaigns. in the fall we stopped in boston and it was my wife, me, our five-year-old son. our girls did not want to come so i was like we have some time. i'm going to take my son to fenway park. i started showing him youtube videos...
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i was protecting florida kids. but some of these companies think they can impose a social agenda on society. and you don't elect any of these people. you can't vote them out of office. are we going to turn over the reins do these massive powerful woke companies to impose their values? no. i'm going to protect my people. what we have shown in florida threats to freedom is not limited to what the government do. e.s.g. movement, some of these things, that impacts much quality of life and impacts freedom in this country. we made a good stand there. you know what's happened? you have lots of this going on in the country as a result. they had the incentive to do it. all these republicans just bow down to big corporations and bought and paid for by them. i showed, you know what? people are willing to fight back. we fought back and we won and the state is better off for it. [applause] >> you just spoke about the importance of preserving american dominance and protect liberty. yet you are not very much committed to money to
i was protecting florida kids. but some of these companies think they can impose a social agenda on society. and you don't elect any of these people. you can't vote them out of office. are we going to turn over the reins do these massive powerful woke companies to impose their values? no. i'm going to protect my people. what we have shown in florida threats to freedom is not limited to what the government do. e.s.g. movement, some of these things, that impacts much quality of life and impacts...
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not florida. florida is in the same situation. legal system abuse we define as using different methods to ■lreally go to litigation as a first resort instead of a last resort. so what happens in louisiana is when a storm hits, when ida hit for example, the insurance industry's combined ratio because it had to factorn the amount of legal system abuse that would come from the storm went up to 462%. so i mentioned t industry status would be under 100% as a combined ratio. florida when ian came through, which is the second costliest hurricane behind katrina. ian was catastrophic of the amof legal system abuse insurers need to factor litigation costs into its losses. as a result it is hard to do business. the state of louisiana does have legislation and the commissioner understands ways that we need to fix this problem around legal system abuse, getting more transparency. third party profit on legislation. there is zero transparency of who is behind the funding. it could be foreign governments and it is hedge funds and there is not a
not florida. florida is in the same situation. legal system abuse we define as using different methods to ■lreally go to litigation as a first resort instead of a last resort. so what happens in louisiana is when a storm hits, when ida hit for example, the insurance industry's combined ratio because it had to factorn the amount of legal system abuse that would come from the storm went up to 462%. so i mentioned t industry status would be under 100% as a combined ratio. florida when ian came...
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steube of florida. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1269, the gentleman from florida, mr. tubey, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. steube: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to urge support for congressman self's amendment. which will prohibit the funds from this bill to be used to give critical skills incentive or c.s.i. bonuses to senior executives at the v.a. central office. recently the v.a. office of the investigatoreneral released a report that found that the v.h.a. and v.b.a. improperly awarded over $10 million of these bonuses to senior bureaucrats in the v.a. central office. what's worse, is that this was no technical glitch or error. this was a strategic move by the undersecretaries of health and benefits to line the pockets of d.c. bureaucrats. just this week we held a hearing in the house veterans' affairs committee where second mcdonough tried to explain their actions. however, their actions are inexcusable. meanwhile, this is face to rank-and-file v.a. employees. such as a nurse who has a qu
steube of florida. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1269, the gentleman from florida, mr. tubey, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. steube: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to urge support for congressman self's amendment. which will prohibit the funds from this bill to be used to give critical skills incentive or c.s.i. bonuses to senior executives at the v.a. central office. recently the v.a. office of the...
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augustine, florida, people wait to pile in by the hundreds anticipation growing for the first florida man competition that's one part gladiators, one part cops -- >> oh, he's running! >> reporter: one part mullet mania. you might be asking, what is a florida man, and why are we celebrating him? >> like redneck olympics, florida edition. >> reporter: that doesn't explain why they find themselves competing. so we asked the radio host and podcaster who founded the inaugural event. >> nobody's ever done a florida man festival before. i thought let's do something where people cannens enjoy themselves and laugh and not go to jail for it how great would it be if there as a headline that said florida man arrested at the florida man games. >> reporter: first, you got to get out of the police car. run over here, get over the first fence, hopefully without falling, get over the second fence. take the alligator through the drive through window come with me, knock over a cow tires, and a pool with an iguana inside, all without getting caught by police this signature display of florida man living s
augustine, florida, people wait to pile in by the hundreds anticipation growing for the first florida man competition that's one part gladiators, one part cops -- >> oh, he's running! >> reporter: one part mullet mania. you might be asking, what is a florida man, and why are we celebrating him? >> like redneck olympics, florida edition. >> reporter: that doesn't explain why they find themselves competing. so we asked the radio host and podcaster who founded the inaugural...
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on florida's abortion amendment? he's not saying what's his opinion about some of the language. he's not saying. in fact, it's sort of emblematic of trust overall approach to abortion, which is sort of a don't ask, don't tell policy worked for him in the primary. he got a lot of support from pro or better said, anti-abortion voters however, how long this can last into the general is anyone's guess as you just reported earlier joe biden's campaign is is not going to let this issue rest >> he's not saying and i was jesting about you getting a response from the trump campaign. exhibit terrific piece in the bulk work this morning explaining how reticent trump is and the trump campaign to say anything concrete about this? why, why are they being it's so murky on this will donald trump privately actually doesn't even like to say the word abortion. he actually uses the phrase the a word. he believes it is a toxic issue for republicans. he looks at the 2022 performance of republicans in the midterms and in addition to that,
on florida's abortion amendment? he's not saying what's his opinion about some of the language. he's not saying. in fact, it's sort of emblematic of trust overall approach to abortion, which is sort of a don't ask, don't tell policy worked for him in the primary. he got a lot of support from pro or better said, anti-abortion voters however, how long this can last into the general is anyone's guess as you just reported earlier joe biden's campaign is is not going to let this issue rest >>...
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women in florida, bad news for women's health care in florida. florida is a state that barack obama won twice, hillary clinton lost in 2016 and joe biden lost it by 3.5 points in 2020. trump increased his margin there. why? almost entirely for one reason, which was the hispanic vote in florida, where donald trump overperformed anybody's expectations in 2020. what's happened with latino votes over the last three years? trump has, by all polling that we have, has gotten stronger with hispanics than he was three years ago. this is why john lemire and people in the biden campaign have looked at florida and said, that's not a battleground state anymore. that's not in the six or seven states that are going to swing the election. the big caveat to that is this post-dobbs era and injecting abortion into the debate in florida. it is going to change things in florida. it is going to bring out new democratic energy, at least if we judge it on the basis of everything else we've seen post-dobbs. the question is, where are we going to be in september? i don't
women in florida, bad news for women's health care in florida. florida is a state that barack obama won twice, hillary clinton lost in 2016 and joe biden lost it by 3.5 points in 2020. trump increased his margin there. why? almost entirely for one reason, which was the hispanic vote in florida, where donald trump overperformed anybody's expectations in 2020. what's happened with latino votes over the last three years? trump has, by all polling that we have, has gotten stronger with hispanics...
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quite and someone tell these people florida has hurricanes and if only florida sports team gave us a hint right? the miami hurricanes field 16 teams with baseball and basketball and women's soccer and that's not even real. one guy said he felt unsafe because everyone walks around with guns there and you would like guns to if you are sandwiched between haiti and borja. hasn't the dude ever seen an episode of cops? to thank it's every coincidence was shot in broward county and i hear that name a nicer flushing drugs down the toilet. nbc news reports floridians fling the state over increasingly conservative policies including a crackdown on undocumented immigrants, a bad on transgender care for minors state interventions and how race and slavery and sexuality taught in schools and moral laws are enforced and children aren't sterilized for playing with the wrong tools and people don't assume your races for being white meaning the only people fleeing our liberal [bleep] who didn't belong there anyway. [cheers and applause] fleeing the state is another way of expressing all that tolerance
quite and someone tell these people florida has hurricanes and if only florida sports team gave us a hint right? the miami hurricanes field 16 teams with baseball and basketball and women's soccer and that's not even real. one guy said he felt unsafe because everyone walks around with guns there and you would like guns to if you are sandwiched between haiti and borja. hasn't the dude ever seen an episode of cops? to thank it's every coincidence was shot in broward county and i hear that name a...
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it is the governor of florida. [applause] i will not get invited to nikki's christmas party next year. i had some of governor haley's people ask that he doesn't support a strong female executive to run in the state -- run the country. that is not true. if kim reynolds was the governor, i would have a kim reynolds tattoo. [laughter] it's about standing for somebody regardless of their gender, race, background who will fight for u and fight for america. we are in a moment where china is the greatest threat to the country we have seen in our lifetime. this meant is ely person running for president who no set to stand up to them. i will give the mic back to the governor but i want you to know from south carolina senator i hope you will get it right on january 15. i know you are. i like to brag we are first in the south in south carolina. geller first in the country -- ya'll are first in the country but only if you get it right. we will send this man to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. [applause] >> thank you so much. so, i'm
it is the governor of florida. [applause] i will not get invited to nikki's christmas party next year. i had some of governor haley's people ask that he doesn't support a strong female executive to run in the state -- run the country. that is not true. if kim reynolds was the governor, i would have a kim reynolds tattoo. [laughter] it's about standing for somebody regardless of their gender, race, background who will fight for u and fight for america. we are in a moment where china is the...
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i'm proud of my record in florida. the nation's debt clock created a little scoreboard like if in new york city that shows our debt ringing up. i told the make one for florida because for us wouldn't be counting up it would be counting down because we have paid off 25% over state debt. since i been governor. we cut taxes h tremendously. we've had, new york has millions more, millions fewer people in florida now. yet our budget is half the size of theirs. our state, number of state government workers per capita is the lowest in the united states of america. cost for government worker lowest in the united states of america and yet when people move from new york to florida what do they come? your roads are so much better. you're in frustration better.te your services better. your schools are better. how we able to do all this at half the footprint and half the cost? is because so much of government is excessive. we are going to be able to shrink the federal government bureaucracy.me i think you can shrink it in half and n
i'm proud of my record in florida. the nation's debt clock created a little scoreboard like if in new york city that shows our debt ringing up. i told the make one for florida because for us wouldn't be counting up it would be counting down because we have paid off 25% over state debt. since i been governor. we cut taxes h tremendously. we've had, new york has millions more, millions fewer people in florida now. yet our budget is half the size of theirs. our state, number of state government...
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ina in a separate decision in florida, thejudges have florida, the judges have approved florida, thejudges have approved a measure for voters into december whether to allow abortions up to about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. that measure would require 60% of the vote. as many as 13 states could hold similar ballots this year. voters in four states approved abortion rights amendments the us supreme court overturned roe v wade injune 2022. i spoke to caroline kitchener current national reporter covering abortion at the washington post for more. i want to start with the court in florida upholding a 15 week ban on abortion, paving the way for a six—week band. tell us more about what this does. i band. tell us more about what this does-_ band. tell us more about what this does-— this does. i have been on the -hone this does. i have been on the phone all— this does. i have been on the phone all night _ this does. i have been on the phone all night with - this does. i have been on the phone all night with abortion| phone all night with abortion providers notjust in florida but across the count
ina in a separate decision in florida, thejudges have florida, the judges have approved florida, thejudges have approved a measure for voters into december whether to allow abortions up to about 24 weeks into a pregnancy. that measure would require 60% of the vote. as many as 13 states could hold similar ballots this year. voters in four states approved abortion rights amendments the us supreme court overturned roe v wade injune 2022. i spoke to caroline kitchener current national reporter...
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dozens of former florida residents who have recently left the state. among the reasons they gave, a soaring cost of living. florida has had one of the nation's highest rates of inflation, last year car insurance was up 24% and homeowners' insurance jumped 42%. home prices have risen 60% since 2020. >> they love the blue skies and dolphins in the water but it comes at a price. >> reporter: john has spent two decades selling florida real estate. >> are you getting a lot of calls from people who moved down here during covid who are now looking to leave? >> yeah, we are. >> and what's the number one reason they're giving? >> politics, politics. >> reporter: florida has recently enacted some of the most conservative legislation in the country. including the near total ban on abortions and restrictions on how race and sexuality are taught in schools. >> my in-migration people want to move here due to politics, my out-migration people want to move out of here because of politics. >> reporter: a spokesman for ron desantis said florida led the country in domest
dozens of former florida residents who have recently left the state. among the reasons they gave, a soaring cost of living. florida has had one of the nation's highest rates of inflation, last year car insurance was up 24% and homeowners' insurance jumped 42%. home prices have risen 60% since 2020. >> they love the blue skies and dolphins in the water but it comes at a price. >> reporter: john has spent two decades selling florida real estate. >> are you getting a lot of calls...
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even despite florida's 60% threshold. why? because we know there's a significant amount of republicans and independents who still believe in a woman's right to choose. we've seen this in other states. ohio, kentucky, where the referendums have happened and we know for a fact that that support is pretty much holding in the polling that we've seen in florida, as well. i do draw the line on whether or not those voters, republicans and independents that say they are going to vote for a woman's right to choose her not necessarily going to wholly transfer their vote in florida for partisan or democratic candidates for statewide office. until we see polling that shows that happening, i would tread lightly on whether or not florida is still in play. >> so you're saying you could envision scenarios that a lot of people in florida, women and others who sam going to vote to protect a woman's right to reproductive rights but doesn't necessarily mean i'll vote for democrats on the rest of the ticket and the risk of democrats campaigning on
even despite florida's 60% threshold. why? because we know there's a significant amount of republicans and independents who still believe in a woman's right to choose. we've seen this in other states. ohio, kentucky, where the referendums have happened and we know for a fact that that support is pretty much holding in the polling that we've seen in florida, as well. i do draw the line on whether or not those voters, republicans and independents that say they are going to vote for a woman's...
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>> florida is really three different states or as north florida, central florida and south florida. people also forget it was a confederate state during the civil war. the north part of florida is smart leading towards the confederacy the middle part has leanings also. as a very two-tone society there were whites and there were blacks. everyone had their roles. it was a cracker society they call its oldan floridians who ce in they call themselves white settlers but they weren't settlers because the indians had settled it tens of thousands of years previously until the land was taken from them and they were shipped off to oklahoma. the government was desperate for people to settle this wild place and so my family came there and 1870s, 1860s and started citrus groves and that's kind wf where i grew up was in the orange grove. people don't believe that could have been there at this time because florida is so over belts. so trashy. it's a florida that is not recognizable. i had a freeing childhood it was barefoot mosquito trucks, lakesr and it was it untouched part of florida at that ti
>> florida is really three different states or as north florida, central florida and south florida. people also forget it was a confederate state during the civil war. the north part of florida is smart leading towards the confederacy the middle part has leanings also. as a very two-tone society there were whites and there were blacks. everyone had their roles. it was a cracker society they call its oldan floridians who ce in they call themselves white settlers but they weren't settlers...
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stuart: no state income tax in florida and no state estate tax in florida. what other incentives are you offering? i mean, saying hey, come on down. you must be offering them something. >> well, a few things. we've gotten incentives through our department of commerce that we'll be more than happy to sit down but i'm happy to be your realtor. you can reach on me directly on x. i'll show you what's so wonderful about doing business with the state of florida, but make no bones about it, it is risky doing business in the state of new york right now. and if i'm contemplating where i'm moving my investment capital, moving to the state of new york, you're take ago chance of not playing by the rules of the overlords that run your half baked state. stuart: florida among a handful of states consider ago ban on menthol cigarettes and they're on the grounds heavily used by minority community. where do you stand on this, jimmy? >> look, we're not going to be banning menthol cigarettes in the state of florida. i don't know which minion in the biden administration thought
stuart: no state income tax in florida and no state estate tax in florida. what other incentives are you offering? i mean, saying hey, come on down. you must be offering them something. >> well, a few things. we've gotten incentives through our department of commerce that we'll be more than happy to sit down but i'm happy to be your realtor. you can reach on me directly on x. i'll show you what's so wonderful about doing business with the state of florida, but make no bones about it, it...
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i am proud of florida and we have done it right. people could always count on us to be a law and order state. mark: the governor will make it back to a considerable part in the minds of most americans i'm sure i was as well. immigration and the expense of table items, cars, driving all othe rest regardless of these figures that washington comes up with an inviting administration splits happening in people's homes. to duckduckgo on all your devie duckduckgo comes with a built-n engine like google, but it's pi and doesn't spy on your searchs and duckduckgo lets you browse like chrome, but it blocks cooi and creepy ads that follow youa from google and other companie. and there's no catch. it's fre. we make money from ads, but they don't follow you aroud join the millions of people taking back their privacy by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. ♪ ♪. mark: welcome back america. governor desantis is obviously running for president. at the iowa caucus is taking place for you very shortly. want to talk about immigration.
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