If they want to shut down businesses. I'm going to stand in the way.
Ron DeSantis: “If they want to shut down businesses. I'm going to stand in the way.”
On the recordDecember 16, 2020
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Governor DeSantis expresses his intent to prevent shutdowns of businesses in Florida despite rising COVID-19 cases.
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