Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said he wants to cut the "footprint of all agencies in D.C. by 50%" in an effort to reduce bureaucracy in the federal government.
The Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate said the regulations from administrative agencies have hurt the economy and that he would "rip out" President Joe Biden's "executive orders and the regulations" if elected president. His comments came while speaking on CNBC's Last Call.
"We're gonna take all the executive orders and the regulations that Biden has done and we’re going to rip them out. If you look at a lot of what’s been done, a lot of weight on the economy with these administrative rules, and these are things that are not appropriate. And you see that in every agency from the EPA, SEC, all these different agencies, so you’re going to have a huge amount of freedom from these rules and regulations. We’re going to rip them out, and we’re going to let the economy function again. We are going to — our goal is going to be to reduce the footprint of all agencies in D.C. by 50%," DeSantis said.
