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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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Apr 10, 2018

I think your testimony was you think it has helped mitigate the problem, not exacerbate it.

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Apr 10, 2018

We have got to get a handle on this. And I am all for treatment, I am all for, you know, fighting it on the demand side, but you have got to fight it on the supply side as well.

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Mar 5, 2018

If we can get it in 2018 WRDA, I think we are going to be in a much better position to be able to solve this problem.

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Mar 5, 2018

So my question for you, Mr. Dalton, is given the significance of this project to Florida, are you satisfied that the Corps has acted with the deliberate speed necessary so that we can forestall another season with these harmful discharges…

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Feb 13, 2018

History has shown the Israelis have been willing to make really strong sacrifices.

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Feb 13, 2018

The President's posture is right. He is basically saying he is going to support our strong ally Israel.

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Feb 13, 2018

You need to recognize their right to exist as a Jewish state, which you have never been willing to do.

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Feb 13, 2018

The President's decision to recognize Jerusalem was long overdue. It was the right decision.

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Jan 16, 2018

God bless those people fighting off that Iranian regime.

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Jan 16, 2018

We have to do a lot better than that.

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Jan 9, 2018

I think it is important for us in America to say to Guatemala: We support you. We commend your courage in making that decision.

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Jan 9, 2018

I just wanted to make one comment. Last month, the President made a historic decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

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Dec 6, 2017

Would it have been inappropriate of President Kennedy ordered Director Hoover to stop surveilling Martin Luther King Jr., in say 1962, if he believed that surveillance was illegitimate?

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Dec 6, 2017

I do agree, Congressman, that any inappropriate use of the FISA process for political purposes is something that we should all be very concerned about and take very seriously.

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Dec 6, 2017

I think you are walking into a contempt of Congress.

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Nov 14, 2017

That is absolutely unacceptable and American tax dollars should not go to underwrite any of that.

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Nov 14, 2017

I think, even more importantly, just politically, having those cases brought and being held accountable would not be something that they would look forward to doing.

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Nov 14, 2017

I think that would be good to change that.

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Nov 14, 2017

I think it is going to have a good impact, and I am enthusiastically supportive of it.

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Nov 7, 2017

We have one of our strongest allies, only democracy in the Mideast, and yet we act like Jerusalem's not their capital.

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Nov 7, 2017

Under Israeli sovereignty, religious freedom is the rule, and the holy sites, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim, are treated with care and respect.

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Nov 7, 2017

U.S. policy should recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital because Jerusalem has been the capital of the Jewish people for thousands of years.

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Nov 7, 2017

Following through with the commitment to move the Embassy will demonstrate American leadership.

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Nov 7, 2017

Why should we reject the chosen capital city of a close ally?

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Nov 7, 2017

Let's get this done. It is the right thing to do, and when it comes--you got to remember who your friends are.

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