GOP presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis commits to reducing the size of all D.C. federal agencies by 50% if he wins the 2024 election, reports The Hill.
Speaking to CNBC's Brian Sullivan on "Last Call," DeSantis emphasized his intent to rejuvenate the economy. He outlined plans to achieve this reduction through a combination of layoffs, transfers and natural attrition post-retirements.
“We are going to — our goal is going to reduce the footprint of all agencies in D.C. by 50 percent,” DeSantis said.
"Some of that will be reduction through attrition as people retire, some of that will be transferring to other parts of the country getting them out of D.C.," he added.
Highlighting the growth of agencies by 50% since 2019, he questioned the value they added. DeSantis has earlier proposed eliminating certain federal agencies and decentralizing power from D.C.
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