Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, said Friday that the state was returning more than $878 million to the federal government that it had been attempting to give back for the past few years during the Biden administration.
DeSantis’ office informed the U.S. Treasury Department that $878,112,000 would be returned to the federal government.
The governor said the move came after a meeting with billionaire Elon Musk and his team at the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, 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’ office informed the U.S. Treasury Department that $878,112,000 would be returned to the federal government. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
“Today, I met with @elonmusk and the DOGE team, and we got this done in the same day,” he continued.
DeSantis suggested that other states “should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts!”
The governor’s office said in its email to the Treasury Department that it will search for additional excess federal funds that can 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 email said. “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 suggested that other states “should follow Florida in supporting DOGE’s efforts!” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Musk, who also serves as a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, responded to the governor’s post on X.
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