Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear that he wants to use $3.5 billion from Biden's American Rescue Plan to help fund nearly every high-profile piece of his budget
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arrives to announce a proposal for an increase in pay for state law enforcement agencies to encourage more officers to relocate to Florida, during a news conference at the Florida Highway Patrol Troop D headquarters in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. | TALLAHASSEE — Ron DeSantis is building a campaign against Joe Biden — and he’s going to make the president pay for it.
The governor made it clear Thursday that he wants to use $3.5 billion from Biden's American Rescue Plan to help fund nearly every high-profile piece of his budget, setting up a scenario where the Biden administration could pay for policies DeSantis will use to campaign on during his reelection bid. DeSantis defended using Biden’s funds by claiming Florida was stiffed in the America Rescue Plan because more money went to states with higher unemployment. That generally meant that states that enforced economic shutdowns during the height of the pandemic received more funds, unlike Florida which locked down only briefly.
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