Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that
his administration is giving $1,000 bonuses to all of Florida�s 174,000
first responders, including law enforcement officers, paramedics,
emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and firefighters.

The move by DeSantis, a rising star in the Republican Party, comes
after far-left Democrats across the U.S. repeatedly called for
defunding the police last year, and have this year gone as far as to
call for abolishing policing and ending the incarceration system in the
United States.

DeSantis� office said in a statement:

The authorization comes following the Governor�s call for the
bonuses in March, with the bonuses included in the 2021-22
state budget. While the budget is not yet signed, the Florida
Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is working to
immediately implement this bonus program, expediting the
distribution effort. Approximately $208 million has been
allocated from DEO for over 174,000 first responders across
the state, including 49,405 sworn law enforcement officers,
40,732 EMTs, 35,811 firefighters and 33,185 paramedics in
Florida.

�Supporting our law enforcement and first responders has been a top
priority for my administration, and it has never been more important
than over the last year. As a state, we are grateful for their
continued service to our communities,� DeSantis said. �This one-time
bonus is a small token of appreciation, but we can never go far enough
to express our gratitude for their selflessness.�

Some want to defund the police.

In Florida, we�re funding them & then some by providing all
of our heroes $1,000 bonuses. This represents more than
174,000 first responders across the state!

� Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 5, 2021

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Trump won.

On 5/7/2021 9:05 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:

But then no one would want to work anymore, right?

> Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that
> his administration is giving $1,000 bonuses to all of Florida’s 174,000
> first responders, including law enforcement officers, paramedics,
> emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and firefighters.
>
> The move by DeSantis, a rising star in the Republican Party, comes
> after far-left Democrats across the U.S. repeatedly called for
> defunding the police last year, and have this year gone as far as to
> call for abolishing policing and ending the incarceration system in the
> United States.
>
> DeSantis’ office said in a statement:
>
> The authorization comes following the Governor’s call for the
> bonuses in March, with the bonuses included in the 2021-22
> state budget. While the budget is not yet signed, the Florida
> Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is working to
> immediately implement this bonus program, expediting the
> distribution effort. Approximately $208 million has been
> allocated from DEO for over 174,000 first responders across
> the state, including 49,405 sworn law enforcement officers,
> 40,732 EMTs, 35,811 firefighters and 33,185 paramedics in
> Florida.
>
> “Supporting our law enforcement and first responders has been a top
> priority for my administration, and it has never been more important
> than over the last year. As a state, we are grateful for their
> continued service to our communities,” DeSantis said. “This one-time
> bonus is a small token of appreciation, but we can never go far enough
> to express our gratitude for their selflessness.”
>
> Some want to defund the police.
>
> In Florida, we’re funding them & then some by providing all
> of our heroes $1,000 bonuses. This represents more than
> 174,000 first responders across the state!
>
> — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 5, 2021
>
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> Trump won.
>

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