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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Jan 27, 2014

I have never asked something of you like this, but please, each one of you should go on the record with the President, the future President, as to what your red lines are.

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Jan 27, 2014

I mean, when I am hearing these things and people say that trying to move forward with sanctions is tantamount to saying that we need to invade Iran to me is just not acceptable.

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Jan 27, 2014

It just seems to me that understanding the nature of this regime, we may never be able to actually have an agreement that works, just given who they are, but why would you go easy on sanctions?

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Jan 27, 2014

So I think the red line for Congress should be no enrichment.

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Dec 11, 2013

I think this needs to be a proactive priority, of course, for the Congress, but also for the administration.

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Dec 11, 2013

the notion that you are going to get a nuclear agreement with a regime who will not even return a pastor who is wrongly imprisoned, give me a break.

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Dec 2, 2013

We passed in the House a bill that would have grandfathered in the plans, and I think that we should do that.

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Dec 2, 2013

I may suffer political damage. So I am going to do it anyway.

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Nov 12, 2013

There was a decision by the Administration, a knowing decision, to launch a website that did not work and indeed, was not adequately tested for security.

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Nov 12, 2013

Which is exactly why my skepticism remains, because, from their perspective, getting involved in these negotiations... is just buying them time.

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Nov 12, 2013

I don't believe--I could see how some people because of the sanctions would see a need from an Iranian perspective to have a deal, but I just don't think somebody who is representing the regime's perspective would actually believe that…

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Nov 12, 2013

I think one of the things was, there were political imperatives here and the politics trumped what would work and what would be best for the American people.

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