{"id":285561,"date":"2021-03-22T20:45:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=285561"},"modified":"2021-03-22T20:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T00:46:03","slug":"gov-desantis-touts-fla-economic-boom-in-grand-opening-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-touts-fla-economic-boom-in-grand-opening-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. DeSantis touts Fla. Economic boom in grand opening speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-desantis-touts-fla-economic-boom-in-grand-opening-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=285561&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2390518\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2390518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Hyatt Regency on February 26, 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:40 PM PT \u2013 Monday, March 22, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) touted his state\u2019s booming economy amid the ongoing pandemic. On Monday, the Florida Republican spoke out a ribbon-cutting ceremony and attributed his state\u2019s success to the thousands of businesses and lives that have been protected under his administration\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look around the country, you have businesses closing in a lot of these states,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cFlorida, we have businesses opening. New businesses opening.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to be in Daytona Beach for the grand opening of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bucees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucees<\/a> located off I-95 and LPGA Blvd. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bucees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucees<\/a> is the Shangri-La of service stations and will be a hit with locals and visitors alike. Florida is proud to lead on new business openings! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bteJqB2aX\">pic.twitter.com\/1bteJqB2aX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1374039537953996802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, the Sunshine State was one of the first to fully re-open by rejecting blue state lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re one of the few states where people are actually opening new restaurants, hotels,\u201d DeSantis noted. \u201cAnd then here in Buc-ees, even though we had the pandemic hit, you know, they were full speed ahead. And I think the results are going to speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH LIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bucees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucees<\/a> Grand Opening in Daytona Beach <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Y0PXPVJ6n\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Y0PXPVJ6n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1374019387368337408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis went on to highlight the state\u2019s unemployment statistics at less than five percent, which ranks below the national average.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/lawyer-for-cuomo-accusers-says-the-n-y-gov-is-interfering-in-ag-probe\/\">Lawyer For Cuomo Accusers Says The N.Y. Gov. Is Interfering In AG Probe<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. 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