Second GOP presidential debate: on Budget & Economy

Ron DeSantis: Federal bloated spending and $7.8T debt is reckless

DESANTIS: The people in Washington are shutting down the American dream with their reckless behavior. They borrowed, they printed, they spent and now you're paying more for everything. They are the reason for that. They need to change what's going on. And where's Joe Biden? He's completely missing in action from leadership. You know who else is missing in action? Donald Trump is missing in action. He should be on this stage tonight, to defend his record, where they added $7.8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation that we have. As governor of Florida, we cut taxes; we ran surpluses; we've paid down over 25% of our state debt. And I vetoed wasteful spending when it came to my desk. And as your president, when they send me a bloating spending bill that's going to cause your prices to go up, I'm going to take out this veto pen and I'm going to send it right back to them.

Ron DeSantis: Throw Bidenomics in the trash can on Day One

DESANTIS: Well, I think this is a symptom of our overall economic decline. Everything has gotten more expensive. You see insurance rates going through the roof. People are hurting out there. So, we've got to address the underlying problem, with Bidenomics, the overspending. Taking all Biden's rules and regulations, I'm going to throw them in the trash can, on day one, you're not going to have to worry about that. We're going to open up all of our energy. We will be energy-dominant, in this country that will lower your gas prices. And what we need to do with health care is recognize our health care is putting patients at the back of the bus. We have Big Pharma, Big Insurance, and Big Government. And we need to tackle that, and have more power, for the people, and the doctor-patient relationship.