Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, mentioned Friday that the state was returning greater than $878 million to the federal authorities that it had been trying to present again for the previous few years throughout the Biden administration.
DeSantis’ workplace knowledgeable the U.S. Treasury Division that $878,112,000 can be returned to the federal authorities.
The governor mentioned the transfer got here after a gathering with billionaire Elon Musk and his staff on the newly shaped Division of Authorities Effectivity, or DOGE.
“For years, Florida has been trying to return federal funds to the federal government due to the ideological strings attached by the Biden Administration—but they couldn’t even figure out how to accept it,” DeSantis wrote Friday on X.
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DeSantis’ workplace knowledgeable the U.S. Treasury Division that $878,112,000 can be returned to the federal authorities. (AP Picture/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
“Today, I met with @elonmusk and the DOGE team, and we got this done in the same day,” he continued.
DeSantis urged that different states “should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts!”
The governor’s workplace mentioned in its electronic mail to the Treasury Division that it’ll seek for extra extra federal funds that may be returned.
“At the direction of Governor DeSantis and following his meeting with Elon Musk today, the State of Florida is formally returning $878,112,000 in taxpayer dollars to the federal government as part of DOGE’s efforts,” the e-mail mentioned. “We will also continue to identify other unused or surplus federal funding granted to Florida and determine if further refunds can be made. We hope our actions serve as a model for other states to follow.”
DeSantis urged that different states “should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts!” (AP Picture/Charlie Neibergall)
Musk, who additionally serves as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, responded to the governor’s submit on X.
“Almost a billion dollars of your taxpayer money saved,” Musk mentioned on the social media platform.
DeSantis introduced final month the creation of Florida’s DOGE process power to “further eliminate waste within state government, save taxpayers money, and ensure accountability in Florida.”
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DeSantis introduced the return of federal funding after a gathering with Elon Musk and his staff at DOGE. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Photographs)
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“Florida has set the standard for fiscally conservative governance, and our new Florida DOGE task force will do even more to serve the people of Florida,” DeSantis mentioned on the time. “It will eliminate redundant boards and commissions, review state university and college operations and spending, utilize artificial intelligence to further examine state agencies to uncover hidden waste, and even audit the spending habits of local entities to shine the light on waste and bloat.”
