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LETTER: House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell Calls for Solutions to Restore Crucial Vetoed Funds
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier today, House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell (D-Tampa) sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) and House Speaker-designate Daniel Perez (R-Miami) calling for solutions, including a Special Session, to restore crucial funds that were vetoed by Governor Ron DeSantis.
In the letter, Leader Driskell asks for the restoration of the nearly $57 million cut in funding used to pay for important support services for the entire Florida Legislature, including: lobbyist registration, IT for the Legislature, legislative auditors, the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, House and Senate Joint Committees, and more. The letter also calls for funding restoration of many other needed programs, which all received overwhelming bipartisan support in the Legislature, including: statewide arts and culture funding; public health programs making feminine hygiene products available in public schools; needed civil legal aid projects; first-responder funding for firefighters and others; as well as many critical infrastructure and water projects required for the long-term viability of our communities.
“The Florida Legislature overwhelmingly supported all the vetoed projects on a bipartisan basis in both chambers because we recognize Floridians need this crucial funding now,” said Leader Driskell. “Our communities cannot wait for this assistance; many jobs are on the line now. Increasingly severe weather is producing expensive natural disasters. Let us do our jobs and do good for our constituents who sent us to Tallahassee to fight for them.”
The letter sent to the Speaker and Speaker-designate is attached.
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