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Chairman's
Message
Biden again fleeces
Floridians in favor of blue states
The Biden administration announced Florida would get
significantly less money than other states for bridge
repairs!
Governor Ron DeSantis highlighted this week how Florida is
receiving less than $245 million for bridge repairs out of the almost
$27 billion for bridges nationally through the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act. The formula used to calculate the amount
given to states penalizes Florida for doing its job and successfully
maintaining the infrastructure that Floridians require to live and
work every day. But even then, Florida’s small amount still does not
add up.
“The Biden Administration continues to punish states that
are succeeding,” Governor DeSantis said. “Despite obstacles created by
the Biden Administration, the State of Florida continues to thrive and
foster an environment that draws new residents and tourists every
single day. By doing so, Florida has continued to grow, and our
infrastructure must be able to keep up the pace. The Biden
Administration though is short-changing Florida yet again.”
The federal government claims the funding is based on the
number of bridges in disrepair. But states with a similar or
fewer number of bridges in disrepair are frequently receiving more
than twice as much funding as Florida. Florida has more than
12,500 bridges statewide, and the Bridge Formula Program has
identified 408 bridges that are in poor condition and provided $245
million for those.
Under the same formula, Washington State has 416 bridges
identified as in poor condition, similar to Florida’s 408, but
Washington State is set to receive $605.1 million from the federal
government. Connecticut has 248 bridges identified as in poor
condition and is set to receive $561.4 million in funding, over twice
as much as Florida is receiving with 160 fewer bridges to repair.
Biden’s home state of Delaware will receive $225 million, just $20
million less than Florida, but has only 19 bridges to repair according
to the formula.
This is just another attempt to harm Floridians because our
leaders have rightly criticized the Biden Administration’s reckless
policies, and Florida stands out as a leader in job creation and
economic growth while the nation, as a whole, suffers under Democrat
mismanagement.
Americans see it all. Destructive Democrat policies have
created a wave of new Florida arrivals. Between July 2020 and July
2021, Florida added 220,890 new residents from other states, the
largest net gain in the country. People are fleeing other states for
the free and growing state of Florida, and all of them will need
access to quality infrastructure that was not available in the states
they left.
Florida
$20 million to Panama
City to fully restore water systems
Speaking of infrastructure, Governor DeSantis has announced
more than $20 million has been awarded to Panama City to make repairs
and replace 2.4 miles of water lines, 2.4 miles of stormwater lines
and 3 miles of sewer lines that were damaged by Hurricane Michael.
These improvements will fully restore water quality, functioning
stormwater drainage and dependable sewer for the area.
“Since the beginning of my administration, we have remained
committed to helping Northwest Florida recover from Hurricane Michael,
and today I am proud to award another $20 million to help Panama
City’s recovery,” Governor DeSantis said. “This project will make a
real difference by restoring water, sewer and stormwater
infrastructure in the city.”
Read more: https://www.flgov.com/2022/01/13/governor-ron-desantis-awards-more-than-20-million-to-repair-water-sewer-and-stormwater-infrastructure-damaged-by-hurricane-michael-in-panama-city/
New substance abuse
prevention curriculum for schools
First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the launch of a free
substance abuse prevention curriculum for Florida schools. The School
Assemblies Toolkit, part of Florida’s “The Facts. Your Future”
campaign, directly engages youth in Florida to improve their
understanding of the destructive effects of drug abuse and helps teens
to reach their full potential.
“With the heartbreaking overdose death statistics, we’re
witnessing across the country, and as a mom of three, I want Florida’s
youth to know they have the power to resist and overcome drug use and
abuse,” said First Lady DeSantis. “Our ‘The Facts. Your Future’
initiative is reinventing the way substance abuse prevention is taught
in our schools.
Read more: https://www.flgov.com/2022/01/14/first-lady-casey-desantis-announces-free-substance-abuse-curriculum-for-schools-through-floridas-the-facts-your-future-campaign/
Defense spending in
Florida has nearly $100 billion impact
Governor DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida’s
military and defense industry supported more than 860,000 jobs in 2020
and Florida experienced a 12 percent increase in direct defense
spending from $44 billion in 2018 to $49.3 billion in 2020.
According to the recently published 2022 Florida Defense
Industry Economic Impact Analysis by the Florida Defense Support Task
Force (FDSTF), defense spending in 2020 generated more than $96.6
billion in value-added economic impacts, or 8.5 percent of the entire
Florida economy.
“My administration has worked hard to make Florida the
most military friendly state in the country,” Governor DeSantis said.
“Creating a military friendly environment has not only benefited
veterans and current military personnel, but also our economy by
creating civilian opportunities in a thriving defense
industry.”
Read more: https://www.flgov.com/2022/01/19/governor-desantis-announces-floridas-military-and-defense-industry-supports-more-than-860000-jobs/
Florida Lieutenant
Governor Jeanette Nuñez
Lt. Gov. Nuñez on Fox
News: Hispanics 'flocking' to Republican Party for
freedom, opportunities
During an
interview on Fox & Friends Weekend, Lt. Gov. Nuñez slammed
President Biden’s disastrous policies that are leading more Hispanics
to join the Republican Party, according to recent polls.
“When you
look at these numbers, it should not be a shock to anyone. We have
seen the disastrous policies across the board from Biden since he took
office. You have seen that Hispanic voters are flocking to the
Republican Party,” Lt. Gov. Nuñez said.
“We are the
party that will provide them freedom, that will provide them
opportunities for their families. And when you see children that are
being indoctrinated in the schools and that Biden and his cronies are
calling their parents domestic terrorists, those are things that
really have an impact on the voters. And that's why I strongly believe
that the midterm election and beyond is going to be an incredible turn
of events for the president and for the party.”
Read and watch more:
https://www.foxnews.com/media/fl-lt-gov-nunez-hispanics-flocking-to-republican-party-for-freedom-opportunities
Senator Marco
Rubio
Senator Rubio
smacks down Chuck Schumer on filibuster
Senator
Marco Rubio smacked down Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the
Megyn Kelly Show for playing to his New York base over the filibuster
in hopes of not being primaried by someone like AOC.
“I think a
lot of Democrats, particularly Chuck Schumer in a state like New York,
see that over the last few years you've had longtime incumbents taken
out by people from the far left, and they're concerned about it,”
Senator Rubio said. ''Maybe he thinks he's still going to win but
doesn't want to go through that process.''
Rubio told
Kelly that Schumer is looking only at his own political fortunes and
not what is good for the country or even considering the constituents
that other senators must answer to at election time.
Read more: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rubio-schumer-politics-senate/2022/01/14/id/1052528/
Watch the interview
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTn0oXGrmS4
ICYMI
Another Historic
Win For The Florida GOP
This week, the Florida GOP notched another historic win by
doubling the number of newly active registered voters in one month.
According to the latest Florida Department of State,
Division of Elections data, Florida Republicans have an advantage of
45,153 active registered voters who are showing their preference for
conservative Republican principles. Under the leadership of Governor
Ron DeSantis and state and local leaders, Florida will remain a free
and open state and continue to attract Republicans.
The total number of current, active registered voters
is:
REP: 5,122,213
DEM: 5,077,060
NMP: 4,081,300
Tweets
https://twitter.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/1483883471529549825
https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1483855332430565387
https://twitter.com/FloridaGOP/status/1483887080845586436
https://twitter.com/AGAshleyMoody/status/1483901993378844672
https://twitter.com/JimmyPatronis/status/1482759903085268992
https://twitter.com/RonDeSantisFL/status/1481681260288389120
https://twitter.com/TeamMarco/status/1482083346314235904?s=20
REMEMBER: @FloridaGOP and retweet and
share. The Republican message must be spread around the state, and
you are integral to making that
happen.
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