Ron DeSantis said : “We’re not yet where we need to be, but we’re encouraged by the trend,” “For the past few weeks, Florida has seen sustained decline in new cases, visits to the emergency department for COVID-like illness and the number of COVID positive patients who are currently hospitalized”

wsvn Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No,”

wsvn Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They (students) are in a safe environment where they can have that connection to their teachers that distance learning cannot quite provide,"

fox35orlando Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know this is a challenging time. I want to personally thank all of our teachers and administrators who have worked so hard to allow these opportunities for our kids. I know parents across Florida appreciate it too,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Osama bin Laden ) : "Martin County Superintendent Laurie Gaylord told me today that she viewed reopening her schools as a mission akin to a Navy SEAL operation. Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin County school system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're not yet where we need to be, but we're encouraged by the trends,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No, as it turns out it was a data dump from a new private lab that included results from as far back as June. The data was stale. It’s not indicative of current trends, much less a record day of fresh infections in Miami,” “Stale test results shouldn’t be used by policymakers to determine the way forward for students, parents, workers and businesses in the here and now. I’ve instructed the Department of Health to remedy this. The point of collecting data should be to illuminate, not obscure, the actual facts on the ground. And I expect that to be fixed very shortly”

news4jax Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No. As it turns out it was a data dump from a new private lab that included results from as far back as June. The data was stale. It was not indicative of current trends much less a quote record day of fresh infections in Miami,”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want make sure that there’s no legal risk for us. If someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We're looking to see what that would entail,”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want to make sure that there's no legal risk for us if someone were to challenge this,” “Then we'd be left on the hook”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing to play with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want make sure that there’s no legal risk for us. If someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I have no involvement in that, I can’t put my thumb on the scale,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : ”Obviously I don’t want Deloitte getting contracts, personally, because we’re investigating what’s happen with the employment system. " In May, DeSantis ordered the state inspector general to investigate the contract awarded to DeLoitte in 2011, when now Republican Sen. Rick Scott was governor. The contract was originally worth $40 million, but the cost ballooned to nearly $78 million after 14 contract amendments. The contract for a Medicaid database was awarded to DeLoitte Aug. 3 over four other vendors, but has since been protested. DeSantis said part of the reason Deloitte won the bid was it dropped its price, and he said the issue with the unemployment system wasn't necessarily a factor in the award. “They dropped their price so dramatically, that it’s not clear to me that at that point they could not be denied it on neutral grounds. Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I’m just not sure if they’re allowed to do that within the law,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful,"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis noted : "That's not only good for the test taker and the patient, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends,"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically that it's not clear to me that at that point they could have been denied it on neutral grounds," "Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure they're allowed to do it based on the law"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We think that they're going to continue that as long as there's a state of emergency,”

ibtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:57:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “we think that Aug. 24 is the way to go”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically that it's not clear to me that at that point they could have been denied it on neutral grounds," "Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure they're allowed to do it based on the law"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:35:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “That’s not an option for us in Florida, because those CARES Act dollars are obligated already,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,” “I think if we can do the Department of Labor enhanced benefit through that loan, we would want to do it to give people some more relief”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “They haven’t been quote, ‘spent,’ but it’s $4 plus billion that’s been obligated, so we’ve got to do that,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you don’t offer any in-person instruction … that would be denying a huge swath of parents the ability to make a meaningful choice,”

flaglerlive Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I have no involvement in that, I can't put my thumb on the scale,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically, that it's not clear to me that at that point they could not be denied it on neutral grounds. Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure if they're allowed to do that within the law,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want to make sure that there’s no legal risk for us if someone were to challenge this,” “Then we’d be left on the hook”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the State of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

eagletribune Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,”

orlandosentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:32:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “To take away that season would be short-circuiting the dreams that so many of our student athletes have worked for, in many cases, their whole lives,”

politico Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis noted : "That's not only good for the test taker and the patient, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

sun-sentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,”

sun-sentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

palmbeachpost Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the State of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,” “We’re now at the point where presidents just do that. But I want to make sure there’s no legal risks where if someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook. So my guys are looking at that but I think if we can do the Department of Labor enhanced benefit then we would want to do it to give people some more relief”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm totally supportive of making that happen,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know the players want to play the game," "I know the coaches want to play the game. Everyone would want to do it"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m planning that, I haven’t announced yet, but I think it’s a safe assumption that I will do it,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Any political stuff that you hear along those lines—that is total garbage,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’ve got a young family, I have a good job, we have gotten a lot accomplished here,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Recently, there were discussions amongst different presidents and different conferences about whether they should deep-six the football season entirely, and that caused a chain reaction of football players across the county saying, ‘We want to play,‘” “And we’re here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Whether you’re somebody who’s destined for the NFL or whether you’re just somebody who’s going to have a productive college career, I think taking that away, I think would do would do lasting damage,” “So we want to make sure that folks know that we value the opportunities for our student-athletes in the state of Florida”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My sense is that SEC country is probably going to really want to play the season. I know the Big Ten may go in a different direction, but I do think that people want the season to go,” “I’m happy to help out with the effort, because I do think it’s important. At the end of the day, this is a season that these student-athletes will not be able to get back, and that’s going to have ramifications I think far into the future. You can do it safely, all athletes can make the decision for themselves. If they don’t feel comfortable, let them keep their eligibility and come back, but I’d be willing to bet 99% would want to play”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about John Thrasher ) : “I asked President Thrasher and Coach about, ‘Hey if some of these other conferences shut down, can we welcome their players to the state of Florida?’”

bloomberg Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Let’s just be clear, you don’t have sports, it ain’t like there’s not going to be activities going on with college students,” “Just from a corona perspective you would want the the kids in the athletic program”

bloomberg Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,” “This [Department of Labor] thing may give us a way”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “That’s not an option for us in Florida, because those CARES Act dollars are obligated already,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You guys have earned the opportunity to continue to compete,”

washtimes Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:26:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm totally supportive of making that happen,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know the players want to play the game," "I know the coaches want to play the game. Everyone would want to do it"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I feel the buzz. People are excited,”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think that’s especially true for a lot of our low-income families,” “You have families in Florida, they may have one single mom that has three kids in school and she’s got to work. There’s just no two ways about it and having an option like what they’re doing here really can mean the world to a lot of parents like that”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

orlandosentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this (are) going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told ( about Sun Belt ) : “The fact that the Sun Belt is going through this means that as we get into September, you know, I think you’ll see improvements across the entire region, not just in Florida,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ll see as the situation develops, but that would really just add positive spin if you’re able to get into that situation,” “We did it with NASCAR effectively. It was a reduced crowd. There’s no doubt about it. But I would say that that was better than nothing”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this (are) going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told ( about Sun Belt ) : “The fact that the Sun Belt is going through this means that as we get into September, you know, I think you’ll see improvements across the entire region, not just in Florida,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ll see as the situation develops, but that would really just add positive spin if you’re able to get into that situation,” “We did it with NASCAR effectively. It was a reduced crowd. There’s no doubt about it. But I would say that that was better than nothing”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The problem with demanding a negative test is these PCR tests will pick up just particles. It could be dead virus,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you don’t offer any in-person instruction … that would be denying a huge swath of parents the ability to make a meaningful choice,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:44:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Some of this stuff is just not debatable anymore,” “We’re going in a good direction in this area and that’s just the reality”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:20:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I have looked at the data, and I am comfortable that’s it’s just very low risk,” “But I also understand there is a lot of angst, a lot of fear”

wftv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was really important, as we got into May and June, to keep society functioning. The shutdowns are very damaging, so we did not do that," "We think having a healthy society is one of the best ways to fight the pandemic"

ohio Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There are a lot of parents who do believe that the in person is essential, and we want to make sure they have the option to exercise a meaningful choice as well,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You have parents out there in Florida that would beat down the schoolhouse door to get their kids in because they think they really need to be back in, and then you have some others who, you know, maybe they just want to see how it develops, maybe they think it’ll probably be okay but they want to see how the schools are handling it, make sure they’re doing that, the protocols that you guys are doing, and then maybe there’s some parents who just say you know what, I think we need to take some time and that’s fine. All of those views and all those parents have the ability to act on that accordingly,”

news4jax Monday, August 10, 2020 11:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It was really important, as we got into May and June, to keep society functioning. The shutdowns are very damaging, so we did not do that,” “We think having a healthy society is one of the best ways to fight the pandemic”

usaToday Monday, August 10, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

abcactionnews Monday, August 10, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

abcactionnews Monday, August 10, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Parents should have a choice for in-person or distance or virtual learning," "The social and developmental part of school is important, too"

wtsp Monday, August 10, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

sun-sentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this [are] going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

sun-sentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They want to play, and I support their efforts to do so,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "These students work their whole lives to be able to get to this point and, you know, they shouldn't have their season taken away from them,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Two things. One, the bid’s being protested,”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 10, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s a process, unfortunately, that has to play out,” “I can’t go in and just void it legally, but I think most Floridians want answers on unemployment, and I think that should happen before any of this other stuff does”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 10, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

orlandosentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this [are] going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

orlandosentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “Not only should they make the best decision for themselves and not let the Big Ten lead them into canceling sports, what they should do is they sould reach out to all the Big Ten athletes and say, ‘Hey, we’re playing,’”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, August 10, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "My sense is that SEC Country is probably going to really want to play the season. I know the Big Ten may go in a different direction, but I do think that people want the season to go,"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Not only should they make the best decision for themselves and not let the Big Ten lead them into canceling sports, what they should do is they should reach out to all the Big Ten athletes and say, 'Hey, we're playing,'" "I mean, I don't want Justin Fields playing against Florida teams, but at the end of the day, I think you're gonna see that if there's parts of the country that won't allow the opportunity and other parts that are"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think here, the safest thing is to play because I think this is the best environment for our student athletes,"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We knew that [the test] could catch a dead virus for a decent amount of time. CDC said that could be up to 12 weeks, an infection can be 12 weeks old,”

thegrio Monday, August 10, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously, you’re no longer infectious. You don’t have the live virus. But it can pick up some of the dead virus in a PCR test. So, that obviously is not something that should keep someone out of work,”

thegrio Monday, August 10, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The problem with demanding a negative test is these PCR tests will pick up just particles. It could be dead virus,”

wsvn Monday, August 10, 2020 4:39:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The law requires you to offer certain amount of in-person instruction,”

WashingtonPost Monday, August 10, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re actually gonna convert two of our sites in Miami-Dade County — the Marlins Stadium and Hard Rock Stadium — to exclusively 15-minute antigen tests,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The tests will be for people that have symptoms or for elderly — 65 or older,” “You’re gonna be able to go in, get the antigen test, and in 15 minutes, walk out with a result”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the trend is positive. I think, by the time we get a couple of weeks into the future, I think we’re going to continue to see the prevalence decline, and that will be a very, very good thing,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “With the CDC doing some revised guidance in the last few weeks about employees returning to the workplace, if you’re somebody that tests positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re clear to come back because you’re going to be infectious at that point,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Senate ) : “The academic component has been critical. What you lose in distance learning is something that is, as much as we put into it in Florida and a good job, it’s just not the same,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think people have done a good job, and that’s the way these things go,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m not sure that doing it every week would be something that necessarily adds a lot,”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Orlando Resort ) : “If you look at how Florida's been impacted, that's the number one impact, there's no doubt about it,” “I think Orlando's done a good job of mitigating some of the damage, but they're not where they need to be, obviously we know that”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want all these people back to work. These are folks, as a guy who's attended events for years and years, the folks who work in this industry are great people,”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You can't just delegate that out, I think, to somebody who's not accountable to the people. It's not their decision. They can get advice. They can get input, but it's not up to the health department to say a 'yes or a no'. They inform the policymakers, they provide the information, they should absolutely do that, but to say that they should be the ones to have effectively veto power, that's just not the way it works,"

wesh Saturday, August 8, 2020 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’d be my preference that [Deloitte] not get anything,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think what happened is, they dropped the price by so much that under the current law, or however they make those decisions, their hands were tied,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I am not allowed to be involved in that in any way. There’s good reason for that. So I have not been involved,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Of course, I’m willing to look at it, but I would just tell people, you know, we need to get through this period first,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think most of the places have done a really good job,” “I mean, I remember when everyone was so concerned about like a hair salon. You’d go in there. It’s like an operating room. I mean, they’re really keeping it clean”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My sense is people will get together,” “They’ll just do it in private residences, and I think that’s what was happening in South Florida”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You know, we had a very measured roll-out on this for the phase-two counties,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Basically, what the CDC said is, you know, if you’re somebody that tested positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re cleared to come back because you’re not going to be infectious at that point,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You have a difficult situation, but you have to look and say, OK, what are the opportunities to make progress?"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We need to take advantage of that. We need to accelerate these projects," "I felt it was something that we needed to keep going here. I wanted people to be gainfully employed. I wanted the progress to continue to be made"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You're keeping people working, but you're also making progress. That's gonna reduce commute times for people. That will happen sooner, and that increases their productivity,"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you look at the law, as governor I’m not allowed to be involved in that in any way,”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously, we’re investigating the unemployment [system],” “It’s one thing to have a faulty system, but there was $77 million that was paid. So we need to look at that”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “With the CDC doing some revised guidance in the last few weeks about employees returning to the workplace, if you’re somebody that tests positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re clear to come back because you’re going to be infectious at that point,”

wsvn Friday, August 7, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It would be my preference that they [Deloitte] not get anything,”

sun-sentinel Friday, August 7, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Someone who is playing at Suwannee (High School), playing wide receiver, who is working out every day is just going to be someone (who) has less risk than someone who has multiple comorbidities or is in a long-term-care facility,” “The vast majority of folks in this age group — 15-18 — (who) tested positive have had zero or mild symptoms, and I would say if you look at people with underlying health conditions, these athletes will be amongst the very, very top to fight off the virus”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you look nationwide, about 50% of the corona related fatalities have been in that tiny population of long-term care residents,” “So we’ve tried every step of the way to have maximum protection. At the same time, I have to recognize that comes at a cost”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The families were not able to go in and say goodbye and so that is something that is a human cost; it’s an emotional cost,” “One of the things we’ve learned over this course is all the different policies have second order effects, and this has been one of the most, I think, heartbreaking”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are going to find a way to get that human connection back,” “We’re going to be doing things over the next couple of weeks to answer the call of people like Mary, and just say that the emotional toll on this is significant, the mental health toll is significant and that human connection is just something you can’t replace with a FaceTime or an iPad or even those window visits, which -- although those are better than nothing -- it’s not what we fully need”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’d be my preference that [Deloitte] not get anything,”

news-yahoo Friday, August 7, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve got to figure out a way to not only protect folks from the virus abut also address some of the serious emotional damage that has been done by our countermeasures to the virus,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s an epic rivalry, and if you’re able to play, you’re able to play, and so let’s give the fans what they want,”

wesh Friday, August 7, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

wesh Friday, August 7, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I mean having studied how it was internally constructed,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My responsibility is to figure out a way to get it right and so we moved mountains to be able to get people their money,”

wtsp Friday, August 7, 2020 3:38:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I’m not sure that doing it every week would be something that necessarily adds a lot,"

ocala Friday, August 7, 2020 1:33:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "A lot of these unemployment systems throughout the country, you know, weren't very good, but a lot of them were like 40, 50 years old,"

npr Friday, August 7, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Look it seems like it would be something that would be reasonable I don’t know what the underlying law is I’d have to review it and then see what my authority would be to waive this or that,”

actionnewsjax Friday, August 7, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Charlie Ward ) : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s an epic rivalry, and if you’re able to play, you’re able to play, and so let’s give the fans what they want,”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Senate ) : “The academic component has been critical. What you lose in distance learning is something that is, as much as we put into it in Florida and a good job, it’s just not the same,”

wsvn Friday, August 7, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Hiding in the corner and pretending like if we just hide long enough it will go away -- that’s not viable,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Understand that there’s a risk out there,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I mean having studied how it was internally constructed,"

ocala Friday, August 7, 2020 12:30:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think just kind of hiding in the corner and pretending like if we just hide long enough, it’s just gonna go away, that’s not viable and I think that would have a lot of negative ramifications for our boys and girls who really are passionate about their sports,”

wsvn Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Charlie Ward ) : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

beaumontenterprise Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:43:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

beaumontenterprise Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:43:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We don’t really know how this thing, how these things shake out, but I will tell you, you know, we made the decision in Florida, you know, once we got to the end of April, to say, ‘OK, the virus isn’t going away, but we can’t just hide in a bunker indefinitely. We’ve got to get people back to work,’”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously we want people following the protocols on, you know, protecting elderly, sanitation, social distance, masks — all that stuff that is important,” “But we got to keep going”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you think about how this virus is most transmitted ... usually close, sustained contact indoors. A lot of what Florida offers — boating, fishing, beaches, theme parks — a lot of that is is generally outdoors. So I think it is lower-risk activity. So as people around the country look to say, ‘OK, what do we want to do?’ Well, you’re probably better off fishing in Florida than being at, like, a Broadway play somewhere where you know you have close contact,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve decided to face it head-on. We understand we’ve got to keep society functioning and do it that way,” “I think when we get on the other side of the Sunbelt surge ... I think people will understand. ... The virus is very important. But if a family can’t put food on their table, they can’t educate their kids. Those are things that are going to be affecting society for months and years into the future”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito — I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think it's important, I think it's critical, that we have boys and girls sports available for our students,"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Those are moments they're not gonna be able to get back, particularly the seniors,"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The cancellation of the sports, that has huge effects," "We don't want to relive that because it would be depriving our students of opportunities"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The parental choice is really the bedrock of the state's approach," "If a parent prefers distance learning, by all means they have every right to opt for distance learning. But for parents that really want to have that face-to-face instruction, we want to every parent in Florida to have options for that"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Our kids are at the least risk from this virus and much lower risk than seasonal influenza," "Our kids also play the smallest role in transmission, yet it is our kids who have borne the hardest burden of the controlled measures instituted to protect against the virus"

patch Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the goal was for whoever designed, it was, ‘Let’s put as many kind of pointless roadblocks along the way, so people just say, ‘Oh, the hell with it, I’m not going to do that,’ ”

washingtonexaminer Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Rick Scott ) : “I’m not sure if it was his [Scott’s], but I think definitely in terms of how it was internally constructed, you know,” “It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out”

ibtimes Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 6:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "Do not only fixate on testing,"

palmbeachpost Thursday, August 6, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out,”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Well, so that was an audit that was given to the agency head. Nothing ever reached my desk,” “I was not asked to do anything. I wasn’t asked to seek more funding from the Legislature. If I was, I probably would have done it”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out,"

firstcoastnews Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news-yahoo Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Well, so that was an audit that was given to the agency head. Nothing ever reached my desk. I was not asked to do anything. I wasn’t asked to seek more funding from the legislature. If I was, I probably would have done it"

news-yahoo Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

cknw Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:02:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the goal was, for whoever designed it, was, ‘Let’s put as many kind of pointless roadblocks along the way, so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I’m not going to do that,’”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There were a bunch of issues when this thing was launched,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

gazette Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:10:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

krqe Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:00:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

ChinaPost Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

clickondetroit Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think that was the animating philosophy,"

wtsp Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm not sure if it was his, but I think definitely in terms of how it was internally constructed, you know," "It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims paid out"

wtsp Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

brisbanetimes Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

seattlepi Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

wcfcourier Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

watoday Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,"

medicalxpress Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

ABCnews Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

eagletribune Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:37:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

tribtown Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

therepublic Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,"

startribune Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you go back, I can probably find you examples of me in May talking about positivity is really important,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sweden and Norway put out a joint statement recently saying Norway shut down schools. Sweden didn’t. Guess what? Sweden was right,” “It did not increase the spread in the community”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:41:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s a difficult time. We understand that and we want to empower the parents. But I would rather have the opt-out available than to deny all the kids the ability for in-class instruction,”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,"

timesdaily Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:26:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I would be comfortable saying if you do have those COVID-19 antibodies, that you should be able to go in and see your family member,"

wtsp Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Four and a half months is a long, long time,"

wtsp Wednesday, August 5, 2020 5:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s a difficult time. We understand that and we want to empower the parents. But I would rather have the opt-out available than to deny all the kids the ability for in-class instruction,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 5, 2020 3:14:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve got to figure out a way to not only protect folks from the virus abut also address some of the serious emotional damage that has been done by our countermeasures to the virus,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m tested regularly, and I don’t have or have not had any symptoms,” “The number of times I’ve been tested has been pretty significant, and I’ve had my temperature checked probably 100 times in the last few months”

thegrio Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:36:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "That's not what we do in Florida,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There's also been studies that show people in the school system don't have any more of a chance of being infected than others in the community,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're not gonna second guess a parent," "Sometimes, the parent just may not be comfortable for whatever reason. Totally understandable"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

csmonitor Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We did not get the major impact we were prepared for, which is a very good thing, but we did get a good trial run for what will likely be a busy hurricane season,”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

tribtown Tuesday, August 4, 2020 5:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

gazette Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:20:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

wacotrib Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

ABCnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:58:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

msn-uk Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:57:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

ChinaPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:08:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,"

startribune Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:00:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are Americans. We’re a strong decent people who have overcome difficult times throughout our history. We will continue to contend with the virus, but we will not be defined by it,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Floridians have really stepped up to the plate and done a great job,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "So we got through the first phase. That was the whole point of the flatten the curve. I never said that we were not going to have to deal with the virus,"

wtsp Tuesday, August 4, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If we need to act in Florida, I'd be happy to do it,"

wtsp Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:43:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was a good trial run for what will likely be a busy hurricane season,"

WashingtonPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "directed to a nearby hotel and had a safe place to stay,"

WashingtonPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis says : “Now is not the time to let up,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Most of the private schools we’ve heard from or about in recent weeks said they were planning to open for in-person learning at the beginning of the school year,”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 4, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Starting tomorrow we’re going to have some real positive changes,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We are happy to see single digit positivity statewide for two days in a row,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "For those folks who are older or symptomatic or both, you're gonna be able to go in, get the test, and in 15 minutes walk out with a result," "That's not only good for the test taker, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If you're looking at things like the positivity rate or some of these other things, a lot of times that data can be stale,"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody who is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful," "For our asymptomatic test takers, if it takes seven days, then the test is basically useless at that time"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “This new tool in the toolkit will greatly enhance the state’s ability to access private capital market, to finance new infrastructure for both commercial aerospace industry needs and the expansion of the state spaceport system for future growth,”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 3, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “This has been an area we’ve seen tremendous growth in,” “We’ve got some of the best companies in the world here. We have reinvigorated NASA and there’s a great mission with public and private working together to be able to expand our horizon into space”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 3, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re actually gonna convert two of our sites in Miami-Dade County — the Marlins Stadium and Hard Rock Stadium — to exclusively 15 minute antigen tests,” “The tests will be for people that have symptoms, or for elderly — 65 or older”

wsvn Monday, August 3, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “But for those folks who are older, symptomatic or both, you’re gonna be able to go in, get the antigen test, and in 15 minutes, walk out with a result,”

wsvn Monday, August 3, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

news4jax Monday, August 3, 2020 9:19:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "For those folks who are older or symptomatic or both, you're gonna be able to go in, get the test, and in 15 minutes walk out with a result," "That's not only good for the test taker, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If you're looking at things like the positivity rate or some of these other things, a lot of times that data can be stale,"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody who is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful," "For our asymptomatic test takers, if it takes seven days, then the test is basically useless at that time"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The most important thing we want people to do now is remain vigilant,"

cnbc Monday, August 3, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If it were to get 40-, 50 mile-per-hour winds, it would just collapse, so safety is paramount for that,”

washtimes Monday, August 3, 2020 2:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You should presume that if you’re in the path of this storm, you could lose power, so prepare accordingly,”

flaglerlive Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis asked : “How bad do things actually have to get before they are actually going to act?”

highlandstoday Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “has been a reflection as the prevalance has increased in the community,”

highlandstoday Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis wrote : “The response to Hurricane Isaias comes after five consecutive hurricane seasons in which the State has been impacted by multiple million, and in some cases, multiple billion-dollar storms, all while in the midst of the largest disaster event managed by FEMA and the State of Florida, the COVID-19 Pandemic/Public Health Emergency,”

chicagotribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis warned : "Don't be fooled by the downgrade,"

news-yahoo Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis wrote : “The response to Hurricane Isaias comes after five consecutive hurricane seasons in which the State has been impacted by multiple million, and in some cases, multiple billion-dollar storms, all while in the midst of the largest disaster event managed by FEMA and the State of Florida, the COVID-19 Pandemic/Public Health Emergency,”

news-yahoo Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "just hunker down rather than sending people to the road,"

asianage Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:48:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The most important thing we want people to do now is remain vigilant,"

voanews Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:36:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : “A coisa mais importante que queremos que as pessoas façam agora é permanecerem vigilantes”

odocumento Sunday, August 2, 2020 4:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : “A coisa mais importante que queremos que as pessoas façam agora é permanecerem vigilantes”

odocumento Sunday, August 2, 2020 4:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : "As últimas projeções mostram Isaías atingindo a costa leste da Flórida como um furacão de categoria 1 hoje (sábado) ou amanhã"

uol Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis dijo : ”El pronóstico más reciente, acerca ese ojo a la costa, así que solo tenemos que estar atentos” “Así que por favor preste atención a las advertencias de sus funcionarios locales”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 1, 2020 3:22:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis dijo : "No he dicho que vayamos a pasar a la siguiente fase, pero hemos llevado a cabo un proceso paso a paso que ha sido diferente debido a la situación única de cada área"

portafolio Friday, June 26, 2020 9:25:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis explicó : "Algunas de estas personas van a trabajar en autobuses escolares y se apelotonan como sardinas mientras se desplazan a través del condado de Palm Beach y otros lugares similares, lo que permite muchas oportunidades para que se produzca el contagio"

teletica Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:52:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis souligné : «Nous ne revenons pas en arrière. La société doit fonctionner»

msn-fr Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis précisé : "Les ressortissants étrangers seront transportés par bus vers l'aéroport, mais ils n'iront pas à l'intérieur de l'aéroport. Ils iront directement dans l'avion"

clicanoo Friday, April 3, 2020 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis précisé : "Les ressortissants étrangers seront transportés par bus vers l'aéroport, mais ils n'iront pas à l'intérieur de l'aéroport. Ils iront directement dans l'avion"

ipreunion Friday, April 3, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re not yet where we need to be, but we’re encouraged by the trend,” “For the past few weeks, Florida has seen sustained decline in new cases, visits to the emergency department for COVID-like illness and the number of COVID positive patients who are currently hospitalized”

wsvn Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No,”

wsvn Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They (students) are in a safe environment where they can have that connection to their teachers that distance learning cannot quite provide,"

fox35orlando Thursday, August 13, 2020 6:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know this is a challenging time. I want to personally thank all of our teachers and administrators who have worked so hard to allow these opportunities for our kids. I know parents across Florida appreciate it too,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Osama bin Laden ) : "Martin County Superintendent Laurie Gaylord told me today that she viewed reopening her schools as a mission akin to a Navy SEAL operation. Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin County school system find a way to provide parents with a meaningful choice of in-person instruction or continued distance learning,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're not yet where we need to be, but we're encouraged by the trends,"

wptv Thursday, August 13, 2020 4:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No, as it turns out it was a data dump from a new private lab that included results from as far back as June. The data was stale. It’s not indicative of current trends, much less a record day of fresh infections in Miami,” “Stale test results shouldn’t be used by policymakers to determine the way forward for students, parents, workers and businesses in the here and now. I’ve instructed the Department of Health to remedy this. The point of collecting data should be to illuminate, not obscure, the actual facts on the ground. And I expect that to be fixed very shortly”

news4jax Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Was this a sudden surge in new infections? No. As it turns out it was a data dump from a new private lab that included results from as far back as June. The data was stale. It was not indicative of current trends much less a quote record day of fresh infections in Miami,”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 13, 2020 1:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want make sure that there’s no legal risk for us. If someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We're looking to see what that would entail,”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want to make sure that there's no legal risk for us if someone were to challenge this,” “Then we'd be left on the hook”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing to play with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want make sure that there’s no legal risk for us. If someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook,”

theepochtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 6:45:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I have no involvement in that, I can’t put my thumb on the scale,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : ”Obviously I don’t want Deloitte getting contracts, personally, because we’re investigating what’s happen with the employment system. " In May, DeSantis ordered the state inspector general to investigate the contract awarded to DeLoitte in 2011, when now Republican Sen. Rick Scott was governor. The contract was originally worth $40 million, but the cost ballooned to nearly $78 million after 14 contract amendments. The contract for a Medicaid database was awarded to DeLoitte Aug. 3 over four other vendors, but has since been protested. DeSantis said part of the reason Deloitte won the bid was it dropped its price, and he said the issue with the unemployment system wasn't necessarily a factor in the award. “They dropped their price so dramatically, that it’s not clear to me that at that point they could not be denied it on neutral grounds. Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I’m just not sure if they’re allowed to do that within the law,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful,"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis noted : "That's not only good for the test taker and the patient, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends,"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically that it's not clear to me that at that point they could have been denied it on neutral grounds," "Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure they're allowed to do it based on the law"

abcactionnews Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We think that they're going to continue that as long as there's a state of emergency,”

ibtimes Wednesday, August 12, 2020 5:57:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “we think that Aug. 24 is the way to go”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 3:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically that it's not clear to me that at that point they could have been denied it on neutral grounds," "Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure they're allowed to do it based on the law"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:35:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “That’s not an option for us in Florida, because those CARES Act dollars are obligated already,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,” “I think if we can do the Department of Labor enhanced benefit through that loan, we would want to do it to give people some more relief”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “They haven’t been quote, ‘spent,’ but it’s $4 plus billion that’s been obligated, so we’ve got to do that,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 12, 2020 2:18:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you don’t offer any in-person instruction … that would be denying a huge swath of parents the ability to make a meaningful choice,”

flaglerlive Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:55:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I have no involvement in that, I can't put my thumb on the scale,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They dropped their price so dramatically, that it's not clear to me that at that point they could not be denied it on neutral grounds. Maybe if you inject this issue into it, but I'm just not sure if they're allowed to do that within the law,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want to make sure that there’s no legal risk for us if someone were to challenge this,” “Then we’d be left on the hook”

news4jax Wednesday, August 12, 2020 1:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the State of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

eagletribune Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:45:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,”

orlandosentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:32:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “To take away that season would be short-circuiting the dreams that so many of our student athletes have worked for, in many cases, their whole lives,”

politico Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:29:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis noted : "That's not only good for the test taker and the patient, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends,"

wptv Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

sun-sentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,”

sun-sentinel Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

palmbeachpost Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:06:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are here to say from the State of Florida, we want you guys to play,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “There’s also only so much you can do through executive action,” “We’re now at the point where presidents just do that. But I want to make sure there’s no legal risks where if someone were to challenge this, then we’d be left on the hook. So my guys are looking at that but I think if we can do the Department of Labor enhanced benefit then we would want to do it to give people some more relief”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm totally supportive of making that happen,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know the players want to play the game," "I know the coaches want to play the game. Everyone would want to do it"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m planning that, I haven’t announced yet, but I think it’s a safe assumption that I will do it,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Any political stuff that you hear along those lines—that is total garbage,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’ve got a young family, I have a good job, we have gotten a lot accomplished here,”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 11:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Recently, there were discussions amongst different presidents and different conferences about whether they should deep-six the football season entirely, and that caused a chain reaction of football players across the county saying, ‘We want to play,‘” “And we’re here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Whether you’re somebody who’s destined for the NFL or whether you’re just somebody who’s going to have a productive college career, I think taking that away, I think would do would do lasting damage,” “So we want to make sure that folks know that we value the opportunities for our student-athletes in the state of Florida”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My sense is that SEC country is probably going to really want to play the season. I know the Big Ten may go in a different direction, but I do think that people want the season to go,” “I’m happy to help out with the effort, because I do think it’s important. At the end of the day, this is a season that these student-athletes will not be able to get back, and that’s going to have ramifications I think far into the future. You can do it safely, all athletes can make the decision for themselves. If they don’t feel comfortable, let them keep their eligibility and come back, but I’d be willing to bet 99% would want to play”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:14:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about John Thrasher ) : “I asked President Thrasher and Coach about, ‘Hey if some of these other conferences shut down, can we welcome their players to the state of Florida?’”

bloomberg Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Let’s just be clear, you don’t have sports, it ain’t like there’s not going to be activities going on with college students,” “Just from a corona perspective you would want the the kids in the athletic program”

bloomberg Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Labor ) : “We’re looking to see what that would entail,” “This [Department of Labor] thing may give us a way”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “That’s not an option for us in Florida, because those CARES Act dollars are obligated already,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You guys have earned the opportunity to continue to compete,”

washtimes Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:26:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Atlantic ) : "We believe that discussions about short-circuiting the season are entirely misplaced, and I support Florida State continuing with the season, as I do all the sports throughout the state of Florida,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm totally supportive of making that happen,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I know the players want to play the game," "I know the coaches want to play the game. Everyone would want to do it"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I feel the buzz. People are excited,”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think that’s especially true for a lot of our low-income families,” “You have families in Florida, they may have one single mom that has three kids in school and she’s got to work. There’s just no two ways about it and having an option like what they’re doing here really can mean the world to a lot of parents like that”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 11, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're here to say, from the state of Florida, we want you guys to play,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The environment that sports provides at a place like Florida State is a safer environment for these kids than what they would have if they didn't have access to this environment,"

wptv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

orlandosentinel Tuesday, August 11, 2020 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this (are) going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told ( about Sun Belt ) : “The fact that the Sun Belt is going through this means that as we get into September, you know, I think you’ll see improvements across the entire region, not just in Florida,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ll see as the situation develops, but that would really just add positive spin if you’re able to get into that situation,” “We did it with NASCAR effectively. It was a reduced crowd. There’s no doubt about it. But I would say that that was better than nothing”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 2:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this (are) going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told ( about Sun Belt ) : “The fact that the Sun Belt is going through this means that as we get into September, you know, I think you’ll see improvements across the entire region, not just in Florida,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ll see as the situation develops, but that would really just add positive spin if you’re able to get into that situation,” “We did it with NASCAR effectively. It was a reduced crowd. There’s no doubt about it. But I would say that that was better than nothing”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 11, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The problem with demanding a negative test is these PCR tests will pick up just particles. It could be dead virus,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 11, 2020 7:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you don’t offer any in-person instruction … that would be denying a huge swath of parents the ability to make a meaningful choice,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 4:44:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Some of this stuff is just not debatable anymore,” “We’re going in a good direction in this area and that’s just the reality”

politico Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:20:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I have looked at the data, and I am comfortable that’s it’s just very low risk,” “But I also understand there is a lot of angst, a lot of fear”

wftv Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was really important, as we got into May and June, to keep society functioning. The shutdowns are very damaging, so we did not do that," "We think having a healthy society is one of the best ways to fight the pandemic"

ohio Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There are a lot of parents who do believe that the in person is essential, and we want to make sure they have the option to exercise a meaningful choice as well,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You have parents out there in Florida that would beat down the schoolhouse door to get their kids in because they think they really need to be back in, and then you have some others who, you know, maybe they just want to see how it develops, maybe they think it’ll probably be okay but they want to see how the schools are handling it, make sure they’re doing that, the protocols that you guys are doing, and then maybe there’s some parents who just say you know what, I think we need to take some time and that’s fine. All of those views and all those parents have the ability to act on that accordingly,”

news4jax Monday, August 10, 2020 11:09:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It was really important, as we got into May and June, to keep society functioning. The shutdowns are very damaging, so we did not do that,” “We think having a healthy society is one of the best ways to fight the pandemic”

usaToday Monday, August 10, 2020 11:07:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 10:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Here in Florida, we really believe in empowering parents with having a choice about the upcoming school year,"

abcactionnews Monday, August 10, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There are going to be some parents that would prefer to remain in distance learning, and they have the right to do that," "There's a lot of parents who really want their kids to have an opportunity to get to in-person classroom. So we want to see that as an option for students and parents throughout the state of Florida"

abcactionnews Monday, August 10, 2020 10:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Parents should have a choice for in-person or distance or virtual learning," "The social and developmental part of school is important, too"

wtsp Monday, August 10, 2020 9:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

sun-sentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this [are] going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

sun-sentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:50:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "They want to play, and I support their efforts to do so,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "These students work their whole lives to be able to get to this point and, you know, they shouldn't have their season taken away from them,"

wptv Monday, August 10, 2020 9:49:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Two things. One, the bid’s being protested,”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 10, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There’s a process, unfortunately, that has to play out,” “I can’t go in and just void it legally, but I think most Floridians want answers on unemployment, and I think that should happen before any of this other stuff does”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 10, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are using intelligently the CARES Act (federal stimulus) money in a way that I think will keep us whole,”

orlandosentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis added : “the effects of this [are] going to loom, I think, over every budget and policy debate, you know, in the next session”

orlandosentinel Monday, August 10, 2020 9:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “Not only should they make the best decision for themselves and not let the Big Ten lead them into canceling sports, what they should do is they sould reach out to all the Big Ten athletes and say, ‘Hey, we’re playing,’”

huffingtonpost-us-en Monday, August 10, 2020 9:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "My sense is that SEC Country is probably going to really want to play the season. I know the Big Ten may go in a different direction, but I do think that people want the season to go,"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Not only should they make the best decision for themselves and not let the Big Ten lead them into canceling sports, what they should do is they should reach out to all the Big Ten athletes and say, 'Hey, we're playing,'" "I mean, I don't want Justin Fields playing against Florida teams, but at the end of the day, I think you're gonna see that if there's parts of the country that won't allow the opportunity and other parts that are"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think here, the safest thing is to play because I think this is the best environment for our student athletes,"

palmbeachpost Monday, August 10, 2020 9:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We knew that [the test] could catch a dead virus for a decent amount of time. CDC said that could be up to 12 weeks, an infection can be 12 weeks old,”

thegrio Monday, August 10, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously, you’re no longer infectious. You don’t have the live virus. But it can pick up some of the dead virus in a PCR test. So, that obviously is not something that should keep someone out of work,”

thegrio Monday, August 10, 2020 4:59:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The problem with demanding a negative test is these PCR tests will pick up just particles. It could be dead virus,”

wsvn Monday, August 10, 2020 4:39:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The law requires you to offer certain amount of in-person instruction,”

WashingtonPost Monday, August 10, 2020 1:35:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re actually gonna convert two of our sites in Miami-Dade County — the Marlins Stadium and Hard Rock Stadium — to exclusively 15-minute antigen tests,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The tests will be for people that have symptoms or for elderly — 65 or older,” “You’re gonna be able to go in, get the antigen test, and in 15 minutes, walk out with a result”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the trend is positive. I think, by the time we get a couple of weeks into the future, I think we’re going to continue to see the prevalence decline, and that will be a very, very good thing,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “With the CDC doing some revised guidance in the last few weeks about employees returning to the workplace, if you’re somebody that tests positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re clear to come back because you’re going to be infectious at that point,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Senate ) : “The academic component has been critical. What you lose in distance learning is something that is, as much as we put into it in Florida and a good job, it’s just not the same,”

wsvn Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think people have done a good job, and that’s the way these things go,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 8:02:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m not sure that doing it every week would be something that necessarily adds a lot,”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Orlando Resort ) : “If you look at how Florida's been impacted, that's the number one impact, there's no doubt about it,” “I think Orlando's done a good job of mitigating some of the damage, but they're not where they need to be, obviously we know that”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I want all these people back to work. These are folks, as a guy who's attended events for years and years, the folks who work in this industry are great people,”

fox35orlando Saturday, August 8, 2020 10:09:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You can't just delegate that out, I think, to somebody who's not accountable to the people. It's not their decision. They can get advice. They can get input, but it's not up to the health department to say a 'yes or a no'. They inform the policymakers, they provide the information, they should absolutely do that, but to say that they should be the ones to have effectively veto power, that's just not the way it works,"

wesh Saturday, August 8, 2020 2:02:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’d be my preference that [Deloitte] not get anything,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think what happened is, they dropped the price by so much that under the current law, or however they make those decisions, their hands were tied,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I am not allowed to be involved in that in any way. There’s good reason for that. So I have not been involved,”

news-yahoo Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:04:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Of course, I’m willing to look at it, but I would just tell people, you know, we need to get through this period first,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think most of the places have done a really good job,” “I mean, I remember when everyone was so concerned about like a hair salon. You’d go in there. It’s like an operating room. I mean, they’re really keeping it clean”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My sense is people will get together,” “They’ll just do it in private residences, and I think that’s what was happening in South Florida”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You know, we had a very measured roll-out on this for the phase-two counties,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Basically, what the CDC said is, you know, if you’re somebody that tested positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re cleared to come back because you’re not going to be infectious at that point,”

news4jax Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You have a difficult situation, but you have to look and say, OK, what are the opportunities to make progress?"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We need to take advantage of that. We need to accelerate these projects," "I felt it was something that we needed to keep going here. I wanted people to be gainfully employed. I wanted the progress to continue to be made"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "You're keeping people working, but you're also making progress. That's gonna reduce commute times for people. That will happen sooner, and that increases their productivity,"

wptv Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you look at the law, as governor I’m not allowed to be involved in that in any way,”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously, we’re investigating the unemployment [system],” “It’s one thing to have a faulty system, but there was $77 million that was paid. So we need to look at that”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “With the CDC doing some revised guidance in the last few weeks about employees returning to the workplace, if you’re somebody that tests positive and you go 10 days without symptoms, then you’re clear to come back because you’re going to be infectious at that point,”

wsvn Friday, August 7, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It would be my preference that they [Deloitte] not get anything,”

sun-sentinel Friday, August 7, 2020 10:42:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Someone who is playing at Suwannee (High School), playing wide receiver, who is working out every day is just going to be someone (who) has less risk than someone who has multiple comorbidities or is in a long-term-care facility,” “The vast majority of folks in this age group — 15-18 — (who) tested positive have had zero or mild symptoms, and I would say if you look at people with underlying health conditions, these athletes will be amongst the very, very top to fight off the virus”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you look nationwide, about 50% of the corona related fatalities have been in that tiny population of long-term care residents,” “So we’ve tried every step of the way to have maximum protection. At the same time, I have to recognize that comes at a cost”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “The families were not able to go in and say goodbye and so that is something that is a human cost; it’s an emotional cost,” “One of the things we’ve learned over this course is all the different policies have second order effects, and this has been one of the most, I think, heartbreaking”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are going to find a way to get that human connection back,” “We’re going to be doing things over the next couple of weeks to answer the call of people like Mary, and just say that the emotional toll on this is significant, the mental health toll is significant and that human connection is just something you can’t replace with a FaceTime or an iPad or even those window visits, which -- although those are better than nothing -- it’s not what we fully need”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’d be my preference that [Deloitte] not get anything,”

news-yahoo Friday, August 7, 2020 8:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve got to figure out a way to not only protect folks from the virus abut also address some of the serious emotional damage that has been done by our countermeasures to the virus,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 6:56:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s an epic rivalry, and if you’re able to play, you’re able to play, and so let’s give the fans what they want,”

wesh Friday, August 7, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

wesh Friday, August 7, 2020 2:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I mean having studied how it was internally constructed,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:44:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “My responsibility is to figure out a way to get it right and so we moved mountains to be able to get people their money,”

wtsp Friday, August 7, 2020 3:38:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I’m not sure that doing it every week would be something that necessarily adds a lot,"

ocala Friday, August 7, 2020 1:33:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "A lot of these unemployment systems throughout the country, you know, weren't very good, but a lot of them were like 40, 50 years old,"

npr Friday, August 7, 2020 1:23:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Look it seems like it would be something that would be reasonable I don’t know what the underlying law is I’d have to review it and then see what my authority would be to waive this or that,”

actionnewsjax Friday, August 7, 2020 1:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Charlie Ward ) : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s an epic rivalry, and if you’re able to play, you’re able to play, and so let’s give the fans what they want,”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

ChinaPost Friday, August 7, 2020 12:49:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Florida Senate ) : “The academic component has been critical. What you lose in distance learning is something that is, as much as we put into it in Florida and a good job, it’s just not the same,”

wsvn Friday, August 7, 2020 12:48:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Hiding in the corner and pretending like if we just hide long enough it will go away -- that’s not viable,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Understand that there’s a risk out there,”

news4jax Friday, August 7, 2020 12:34:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I mean having studied how it was internally constructed,"

ocala Friday, August 7, 2020 12:30:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think just kind of hiding in the corner and pretending like if we just hide long enough, it’s just gonna go away, that’s not viable and I think that would have a lot of negative ramifications for our boys and girls who really are passionate about their sports,”

wsvn Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Charlie Ward ) : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

beaumontenterprise Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:43:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

beaumontenterprise Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:43:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : “We don’t really know how this thing, how these things shake out, but I will tell you, you know, we made the decision in Florida, you know, once we got to the end of April, to say, ‘OK, the virus isn’t going away, but we can’t just hide in a bunker indefinitely. We’ve got to get people back to work,’”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously we want people following the protocols on, you know, protecting elderly, sanitation, social distance, masks — all that stuff that is important,” “But we got to keep going”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “When you think about how this virus is most transmitted ... usually close, sustained contact indoors. A lot of what Florida offers — boating, fishing, beaches, theme parks — a lot of that is is generally outdoors. So I think it is lower-risk activity. So as people around the country look to say, ‘OK, what do we want to do?’ Well, you’re probably better off fishing in Florida than being at, like, a Broadway play somewhere where you know you have close contact,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve decided to face it head-on. We understand we’ve got to keep society functioning and do it that way,” “I think when we get on the other side of the Sunbelt surge ... I think people will understand. ... The virus is very important. But if a family can’t put food on their table, they can’t educate their kids. Those are things that are going to be affecting society for months and years into the future”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We do have a situation coming up where we’re going to have a college football season without Florida playing Florida State,” “Charlie, Lito — I am going to see if we can make sure that rivalry game continues because I know it’s one we all look forward to ever year”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sports is kind of one of the great unifiers. Now Florida-Florida State, that’s not necessarily unifying in our state, but you know what I mean,” “It’s something that a lot of Floridians and Americans really appreciate”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 11:34:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think it's important, I think it's critical, that we have boys and girls sports available for our students,"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Those are moments they're not gonna be able to get back, particularly the seniors,"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The cancellation of the sports, that has huge effects," "We don't want to relive that because it would be depriving our students of opportunities"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The parental choice is really the bedrock of the state's approach," "If a parent prefers distance learning, by all means they have every right to opt for distance learning. But for parents that really want to have that face-to-face instruction, we want to every parent in Florida to have options for that"

wptv Thursday, August 6, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Our kids are at the least risk from this virus and much lower risk than seasonal influenza," "Our kids also play the smallest role in transmission, yet it is our kids who have borne the hardest burden of the controlled measures instituted to protect against the virus"

patch Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:39:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the goal was for whoever designed, it was, ‘Let’s put as many kind of pointless roadblocks along the way, so people just say, ‘Oh, the hell with it, I’m not going to do that,’ ”

washingtonexaminer Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said ( about Rick Scott ) : “I’m not sure if it was his [Scott’s], but I think definitely in terms of how it was internally constructed, you know,” “It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out”

ibtimes Thursday, August 6, 2020 7:00:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 6:33:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis told : "Do not only fixate on testing,"

palmbeachpost Thursday, August 6, 2020 5:41:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out,”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Well, so that was an audit that was given to the agency head. Nothing ever reached my desk,” “I was not asked to do anything. I wasn’t asked to seek more funding from the Legislature. If I was, I probably would have done it”

orlandosentinel Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims being paid out,"

firstcoastnews Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news-yahoo Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Well, so that was an audit that was given to the agency head. Nothing ever reached my desk. I was not asked to do anything. I wasn’t asked to seek more funding from the legislature. If I was, I probably would have done it"

news-yahoo Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:03:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

cknw Thursday, August 6, 2020 3:02:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I think the goal was, for whoever designed it, was, ‘Let’s put as many kind of pointless roadblocks along the way, so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I’m not going to do that,’”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “There were a bunch of issues when this thing was launched,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 2:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

gazette Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:10:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

krqe Thursday, August 6, 2020 1:00:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

news4jax Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

ChinaPost Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:31:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

clickondetroit Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:20:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I think that was the animating philosophy,"

wtsp Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I'm not sure if it was his, but I think definitely in terms of how it was internally constructed, you know," "It was definitely done in a way to lead to the least number of claims paid out"

wtsp Thursday, August 6, 2020 12:17:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

brisbanetimes Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

seattlepi Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

wcfcourier Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:47:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

watoday Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,"

medicalxpress Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:44:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

ABCnews Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

eagletribune Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:37:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

tribtown Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:32:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don’t get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,”

therepublic Wednesday, August 5, 2020 11:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously if you are somebody that is symptomatic and you don't get your result back for 7 days that is not helpful. For asymptomatic test takers, if it takes 7 days then the test is basically useless at that time,"

startribune Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:40:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If you go back, I can probably find you examples of me in May talking about positivity is really important,”

news-yahoo Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Sweden and Norway put out a joint statement recently saying Norway shut down schools. Sweden didn’t. Guess what? Sweden was right,” “It did not increase the spread in the community”

washingtonexaminer Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:41:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s a difficult time. We understand that and we want to empower the parents. But I would rather have the opt-out available than to deny all the kids the ability for in-class instruction,”

fox35orlando Wednesday, August 5, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,"

timesdaily Wednesday, August 5, 2020 8:26:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "I would be comfortable saying if you do have those COVID-19 antibodies, that you should be able to go in and see your family member,"

wtsp Wednesday, August 5, 2020 6:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Four and a half months is a long, long time,"

wtsp Wednesday, August 5, 2020 5:36:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “It’s a difficult time. We understand that and we want to empower the parents. But I would rather have the opt-out available than to deny all the kids the ability for in-class instruction,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 5, 2020 3:14:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’ve got to figure out a way to not only protect folks from the virus abut also address some of the serious emotional damage that has been done by our countermeasures to the virus,”

news4jax Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:19:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “I’m tested regularly, and I don’t have or have not had any symptoms,” “The number of times I’ve been tested has been pretty significant, and I’ve had my temperature checked probably 100 times in the last few months”

thegrio Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:36:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "That's not what we do in Florida,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 11:29:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "There's also been studies that show people in the school system don't have any more of a chance of being infected than others in the community,"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We're not gonna second guess a parent," "Sometimes, the parent just may not be comfortable for whatever reason. Totally understandable"

abcactionnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 10:18:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

csmonitor Tuesday, August 4, 2020 9:51:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We did not get the major impact we were prepared for, which is a very good thing, but we did get a good trial run for what will likely be a busy hurricane season,”

washingtonexaminer Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:59:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

nbcnewyork Tuesday, August 4, 2020 8:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

news4jax Tuesday, August 4, 2020 7:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

tribtown Tuesday, August 4, 2020 5:05:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

gazette Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:20:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

wacotrib Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:17:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

ABCnews Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

news-yahoo Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:58:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

msn-uk Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:57:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

beaumontenterprise Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,”

ChinaPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:08:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We hear these different things about some parents are going to create their own learning pods and all this other stuff, and just to understand that is really going to be dependent on financial wherewithal and what income bracket they are in,"

startribune Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:00:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are Americans. We’re a strong decent people who have overcome difficult times throughout our history. We will continue to contend with the virus, but we will not be defined by it,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Floridians have really stepped up to the plate and done a great job,”

highlandstoday Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:01:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "So we got through the first phase. That was the whole point of the flatten the curve. I never said that we were not going to have to deal with the virus,"

wtsp Tuesday, August 4, 2020 5:50:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If we need to act in Florida, I'd be happy to do it,"

wtsp Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:43:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "It was a good trial run for what will likely be a busy hurricane season,"

WashingtonPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "directed to a nearby hotel and had a safe place to stay,"

WashingtonPost Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:05:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis says : “Now is not the time to let up,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

wsvn Tuesday, August 4, 2020 3:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “Most of the private schools we’ve heard from or about in recent weeks said they were planning to open for in-person learning at the beginning of the school year,”

sun-sentinel Tuesday, August 4, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Starting tomorrow we’re going to have some real positive changes,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "We are happy to see single digit positivity statewide for two days in a row,"

gainesville Tuesday, August 4, 2020 12:27:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "For those folks who are older or symptomatic or both, you're gonna be able to go in, get the test, and in 15 minutes walk out with a result," "That's not only good for the test taker, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If you're looking at things like the positivity rate or some of these other things, a lot of times that data can be stale,"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody who is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful," "For our asymptomatic test takers, if it takes seven days, then the test is basically useless at that time"

abcactionnews Monday, August 3, 2020 10:04:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “This new tool in the toolkit will greatly enhance the state’s ability to access private capital market, to finance new infrastructure for both commercial aerospace industry needs and the expansion of the state spaceport system for future growth,”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 3, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “This has been an area we’ve seen tremendous growth in,” “We’ve got some of the best companies in the world here. We have reinvigorated NASA and there’s a great mission with public and private working together to be able to expand our horizon into space”

washingtonexaminer Monday, August 3, 2020 10:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We’re actually gonna convert two of our sites in Miami-Dade County — the Marlins Stadium and Hard Rock Stadium — to exclusively 15 minute antigen tests,” “The tests will be for people that have symptoms, or for elderly — 65 or older”

wsvn Monday, August 3, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “But for those folks who are older, symptomatic or both, you’re gonna be able to go in, get the antigen test, and in 15 minutes, walk out with a result,”

wsvn Monday, August 3, 2020 9:22:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “We are encouraged by some of the trends we are seeing,”

news4jax Monday, August 3, 2020 9:19:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "For those folks who are older or symptomatic or both, you're gonna be able to go in, get the test, and in 15 minutes walk out with a result," "That's not only good for the test taker, it's also good for officials monitoring the trends"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "If you're looking at things like the positivity rate or some of these other things, a lot of times that data can be stale,"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "Obviously, if you're somebody who is symptomatic and you don't get your results back for seven days, that is not helpful," "For our asymptomatic test takers, if it takes seven days, then the test is basically useless at that time"

wptv Monday, August 3, 2020 7:46:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The most important thing we want people to do now is remain vigilant,"

cnbc Monday, August 3, 2020 2:53:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “If it were to get 40-, 50 mile-per-hour winds, it would just collapse, so safety is paramount for that,”

washtimes Monday, August 3, 2020 2:21:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “You should presume that if you’re in the path of this storm, you could lose power, so prepare accordingly,”

flaglerlive Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:38:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis asked : “How bad do things actually have to get before they are actually going to act?”

highlandstoday Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : “has been a reflection as the prevalance has increased in the community,”

highlandstoday Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:03:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis wrote : “The response to Hurricane Isaias comes after five consecutive hurricane seasons in which the State has been impacted by multiple million, and in some cases, multiple billion-dollar storms, all while in the midst of the largest disaster event managed by FEMA and the State of Florida, the COVID-19 Pandemic/Public Health Emergency,”

chicagotribune Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:55:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis warned : "Don't be fooled by the downgrade,"

news-yahoo Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis wrote : “The response to Hurricane Isaias comes after five consecutive hurricane seasons in which the State has been impacted by multiple million, and in some cases, multiple billion-dollar storms, all while in the midst of the largest disaster event managed by FEMA and the State of Florida, the COVID-19 Pandemic/Public Health Emergency,”

news-yahoo Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:31:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "just hunker down rather than sending people to the road,"

asianage Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:48:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis said : "The most important thing we want people to do now is remain vigilant,"

voanews Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:36:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : “A coisa mais importante que queremos que as pessoas façam agora é permanecerem vigilantes”

odocumento Sunday, August 2, 2020 4:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : “A coisa mais importante que queremos que as pessoas façam agora é permanecerem vigilantes”

odocumento Sunday, August 2, 2020 4:28:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis disse : "As últimas projeções mostram Isaías atingindo a costa leste da Flórida como um furacão de categoria 1 hoje (sábado) ou amanhã"

uol Sunday, August 2, 2020 12:12:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis dijo : ”El pronóstico más reciente, acerca ese ojo a la costa, así que solo tenemos que estar atentos” “Así que por favor preste atención a las advertencias de sus funcionarios locales”

orlandosentinel Saturday, August 1, 2020 3:22:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis dijo : "No he dicho que vayamos a pasar a la siguiente fase, pero hemos llevado a cabo un proceso paso a paso que ha sido diferente debido a la situación única de cada área"

portafolio Friday, June 26, 2020 9:25:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis explicó : "Algunas de estas personas van a trabajar en autobuses escolares y se apelotonan como sardinas mientras se desplazan a través del condado de Palm Beach y otros lugares similares, lo que permite muchas oportunidades para que se produzca el contagio"

teletica Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:52:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis souligné : «Nous ne revenons pas en arrière. La société doit fonctionner»

msn-fr Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:31:00 AM EAT

Ron DeSantis précisé : "Les ressortissants étrangers seront transportés par bus vers l'aéroport, mais ils n'iront pas à l'intérieur de l'aéroport. Ils iront directement dans l'avion"

clicanoo Friday, April 3, 2020 9:16:00 PM EAT

Ron DeSantis précisé : "Les ressortissants étrangers seront transportés par bus vers l'aéroport, mais ils n'iront pas à l'intérieur de l'aéroport. Ils iront directement dans l'avion"

ipreunion Friday, April 3, 2020 3:20:00 PM EAT