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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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Jun 30, 2021

You recognize the severity of this tragedy from day one and you've been very supportive.

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Jun 28, 2021

We believe, in the state of Florida, of protecting the fairness and the integrity of women`s athletics.

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Jun 28, 2021

We believe, in the state of Florida, of protecting the fairness and the integrity of women`s athletics. In Florida, girls are going to play girls sports and boys are going to play boys sports.

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Jun 23, 2021

We obviously want our universities to be focused on critical thinking, academic rigor. We do not want them as basically hotbeds for stale ideology.

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Jun 23, 2021

I know a lot of parents, one of the things they worry about, you know, if you send a kid to a university, you know, are they just going to basically be indoctrinated?

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Jun 21, 2021

We`ve seen throughout this country, government overstep its bounds in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and you can`t have an agency relying on flimsy legal authority to just keep an entire industry close with really no, no path…

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May 28, 2021

Governor Ron DeSantis has directed the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity to discontinue waiving the work search and work registration requirements on May 29, 2021.

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May 24, 2021

I am going to continue my fight and work with the CDC to make sure we reach a quick and equitable solution.

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May 24, 2021

We need each other to achieve our individual and collective business objectives.

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May 24, 2021

The CDC has made it very difficult for our cruise industry to get started again.

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May 24, 2021

The Federal Government should not be paying Americans more to stay home than go back to work.

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May 19, 2021

Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.

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May 13, 2021

How to handle the thorny extradition issues that could arise in an indictment against Trump moves forward.

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May 13, 2021

Extradition he points out is a constitutional duty and a governor's role is ministerial.

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May 6, 2021

The way Florida did it, I think inspires confidence. I think that`s how elections should be run rather than us be at the center of a Bush versus Gore in 2020. We`re now look being looked at as the state that did it right and the state that…

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May 6, 2021

We were happy to give them the exclusive on that and I think it went really, really well.

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May 5, 2021

Me signing this bill says Florida your vote counts, your vote is going to be cast with integrity and transparency.

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May 5, 2021

We`re making sure we`re enforcing voter I.D. So, right now, I have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. I`m actually going to sign it right here. It`s going to take effect.

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May 5, 2021

So we did a wonderful bill signing for this great elections bill, and it was live on national television on 'Fox & Friends.' And we were happy to give them the exclusive on that.

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May 5, 2021

So, right now, I have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. I`m actually going to sign it right here. It`s going to take effect.

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May 3, 2021

I think corporate America, by trying to genuflect at wokeness, I think they have gone down a really bad road. What about the fact that you`re doing business with the Communist Party of China?

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May 3, 2021

Of course, I’m going to sign the bill into law.

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May 3, 2021

The Republican Governor Ron DeSantis says of course he will sign the bill.

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Apr 30, 2021

Well, it`s a bunch of horse manure. I mean, give me a break.

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