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House speaker calls DeSantis a 'seventh grader' as budget fight continues
The Florida Legislature must pass a budget, but the deal between the House and Senate blew up last week.After the budget deal between the Florida House and Senate blew up last week, House Speaker Daniel Perez said he’s willing to consider other ideas beyond a sales tax cut to reduce state spending.
Though Perez said he would negotiate, he criticized the Senate president for “breaking our word” and accused Gov. Ron DeSantis of being “scared” of having tough conversations.
“The governor isn’t willing to have a conversation, period,” Perez said. “There’s no difference between him and any seventh grader in Miami-Dade County right now who tweets.”
Perez’s plan for a major sales tax cut has been at the heart of the battle over Florida’s budget.
On Tuesday, he said the House would “embrace any and all ideas that curb the state budget.” He said the only idea he had ruled out was a proposal from DeSantis to send Florida property owners about $1,000 for property tax relief.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2025/05/13/florida-legislature-budget-desantis-perez-albritton-tax-cut/