The Everglades Trust, a nonprofit made up of citizens and businesses “committed to protecting the Everglades”, Gov. Ron DeSantis (right) in the governor’s match against Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL) on Tuesday.
The organization made the official announcement at a press conference with the governor in Fort Myers.
“You know, Chris used to call him the Governor of America. Anna Upton, CEO of the Everglades Trust, told a news conference that DeSantis’ first action was to restore the Everglades. “I like to say,” he said. “His platform.
“The first day he won, he went to work, in his keynote, he went to work immediately. He swore and promised not to let his feet shuffle in our way. He swore to fight for our fishing guides. He swore to fight to prevent harmful emissions from Lake Okeechobee, and he swore to fight for our Everglades, and he did,” repeating the phrase, “Best governor.”
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke to supporters during a campaign stop at the Keep Florida Free Tour at Horsepower Ranch in Geneva. DeSantis will face off against the former Governor of Florida. Charlie Crist in the Florida gubernatorial general election last November. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
“Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis, the South Florida Water Resources Management District has initiated, passed or completed more than 50 components of the Everglades Restoration Project. Think about it – a 50-piece project,” he said, noting the “enormous” momentum led by DeSantis.
“When the company wanted to buy oil in the Everglades, Governor DeSantis said no and removed that threat,” he continued, adding that DeSantis has provided historic funding to restore the Everglades.
“It has set an ambitious goal of raising $2.5 billion for initiatives to restore the Everglades and improve water quality in the state of Florida. Not only has it met that goal, it has exceeded almost a billion dollars,” he said.
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“Ron DeSantis is not like other politicians. Politicians always make promises. “What made Ron DeSantis different was keeping his promises and keeping them for the Everglades,” he added.
The Everglades Trust also posted a statement on Facebook early Wednesday morning confirming the “passionate” governor.
“His first term as governor has been marked by significant achievements in restoring America’s Everglades, with the ambitious goal of raising $2.5 billion in funding for Everglades restoration and water quality improvement initiatives,” they wrote.
“Not only did it meet that goal, it exceeded it — it worked with the Florida Legislature to provide $3.3 billion to protect the Everglades and our water supply,” the group said:
“I said we need to do more because obviously that requires infrastructure,” DeSantis said at a press conference. said.
“Basically, you take a state and make sure you have proper plumbing because we have what God made, and then man changes it and creates some problems.”
“So we’re just trying to get back to God’s design — that’s really all we do,” DeSantis said of his administration’s efforts in the Everglades.
Source: Breitbart
