PUNTA GORDA, Fla.–Gov Ron DeSantis on June 2 signed what he called the “Freedom First” budget totaling almost $110 billion for fiscal year 2022-2023, to blunt the impact for Floridians of a “Biden-induced recession.”
“Our commitment to freedom has paid off,” he said at a press conference at The Villages. “Our responsible fiscal policies have put the state in a strong position to make the record investments needed to support growth and opportunity in spite of the reckless fiscal and monetary policies of the Biden administration.”
DeSantis said the budget was trimmed $3.1 billion with the power of the “line-item veto,” and that his veto power was used “very robustly” to put Florida in a better position, should that recession hit. Some of the cuts that were made by the governor’s veto included $20 million for two new aircraft for other state officials to use, $20 million for a new Moffitt Cancer Center and $350 million for a Lake Okeechobee water treatment project….