TALLAHASSEE, FL— Today, Paul Renner for Governor released the following statement calling on the Florida Legislature to put Floridians First by passing a budget and tackling the key issues important to our residents— property taxes, insurance and utility rates:
“Floridians have seen this movie before, and they’re tired of it.
“With just days left in the legislative session, the Florida House and Senate are once again locked in a budget standoff, putting politics and pride ahead of the people they were elected to serve. Any differences in spending should be resolved through good faith negotiation. Instead, for the second year in a row, the legislature will fail in the one and only constitutional duty it has to perform: passing a state budget.
“But the most painfully obvious dereliction of duty is how Florida families are telling legislators loud and clear: the cost of living is crushing them. Property taxes, insurance, utilities — the basics of staying in your home — are getting harder to afford every year, and Tallahassee has just ignored it.
“As this legislative session winds down, Tallahassee looks more like Congress than the results-driven state government Floridians expect.
“The gridlock, the excuses, and the failure to act on the biggest issues facing our constituents is unacceptable. When half of Floridians say affordability is their number one concern, doing nothing is not just disappointing — it’s an abdication of responsibility and a failure of leadership.
“Floridians deserve real relief, starting with rolling back property taxes and putting serious reforms on the table to bring down insurance and energy costs, all of which could have been accomplished this legislative session. Instead of political theater or special-interest give aways, we should be laser-focused on making Florida more affordable.
“The message to the Florida Legislature is simple: affordability should be a right now priority. It’s time for Tallahassee to stop the political games and start delivering immediate relief for Florida families.”