Crist Blasts DeSantis’s Decision to End Federal Unemployment Benefit
Congressman Charlie Crist (left) calls Governor Ron DeSantis' decision "heartless leadership." Image via Florida Politics.
ST. PETERSBURG — Today, Charlie Crist, candidate for governor of Florida, made the following statement on Governor Ron DeSantis’s decision to end Florida’s weekly federal unemployment benefits.
“This is heartless leadership by Governor Ron DeSantis, who seems more interested in scoring partisan points than taking care of Floridians. Cutting unemployment benefits, just as our state and nation are getting out of a historic crisis, is the height of irresponsibility and will slow our economic recovery.
“With this decision, Governor DeSantis is doubling down on Florida’s disgraceful unemployment system that effectively punishes Floridians for falling on hard times, paying one of the lowest rates in the country, and tangling regular Floridians in pointless red tape. Florida deserves better. Floridians deserve a governor who cares for the people and listens to what they need — and that’s why I’m running for governor.”
Source: Crist for Governor Campaign