TALLAHASSEE – Today, Lame Duck Florida Governor Ron Desantis backed down and signed new legislation crafted by the Legislature after weeks of political food fights with Republican leadership in the state.
In response, DeSantis Watch Communications Director Anders Croy released the following statement:
“For six years, Governor Ron DeSantis has relied on bluster, bullying, and political stunts to push his extreme agenda of higher costs and fewer freedoms for working families and seniors while his corporate elite donors, like those in the insurance industry, saw their profits skyrocket.
“Now, after weeks of political food fights, Lame Duck Ron backed down to Republican leadership as they all emerged from behind closed doors to put taxpayers on the hook for another costly special session to quickly pass legislation without input from the Floridians they were elected to serve.
“Unfortunately for Floridians who deserve leadership dedicated to lowering costs and building safer communities, they are left with a Governor whose sole focus during these lame duck years is rehabbing his failed political ambitions by whining on the sets of right-wing TV hosts and podcasters.”
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DeSantis Watch is a project of the Florida Communications and Research Hub, managed by Florida Watch and Progress Florida, dedicated to shining a spotlight on the Governor’s failures of leadership that make all of us less free. Together, we are building a grassroots movement to hold Governor DeSantis accountable and ensure we all have the freedom to live our own version of the American Dream.