Ahead of Ron DeSantis’ event in Nassau County, Chairman Jay S. Jacobs issued the following statement:
“Ron DeSantis is coming to Nassau County to pitch his dangerous Florida blueprint, but New Yorkers won’t be fooled. DeSantis’s REAL ‘blueprint’ is a MAGA agenda that includes extreme abortion bans, legislation that could make it easier for criminals to carry guns, and tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy and biggest corporations. Not in our state, Ron.
Here in New York, thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature, civil rights protections including abortion access will be on the ballot in 2024 and codified into the State Constitution.”
- After signing an abortion ban with no exceptions for rape and incest, DeSantis is now pushing the Florida legislature to pass legislation that would ban abortion before many women know they are pregnant.
- At DeSantis’s direction, Florida Republicans are set to pass extreme legislation that could make it easier for criminals to carry weapons and he has gone even further to endorse open-carry legislation.
- As a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, DeSantis supported cuts to Social Security and Paul Ryan’s plans to end Medicare as we know it.
- Under DeSantis, Florida is one of only ten states that has refused to expand Medicaid for the most vulnerable families despite Florida facing some of the highest out-of-pocket health care expenses in the country.
- DeSantis continues to prioritize giving billions in tax giveaways to ultra-wealthy corporations and lining the pockets of his billionaire donors while working families suffer.
- While he focuses on culture wars, DeSantis has refused to address Florida’s teacher shortage – which is one of the worst in the country.