A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor continues to woo Hawkeye State Republicans, repeating a promise to give Iowa “first dibs” on a relocation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
“So it potentially could be the whole thing,” Ron DeSantis said in a press call with in-state media, in which he positioned the proposal as a way to “make these agencies more reflective of the people that they’re intended to serve is to take them out of Washington D.C.”
“And so, instead of having the Civil Rights division of the Justice Department in D.C., you know, you can have it in Oklahoma. Instead of having the Department of Agriculture (in the Nation’s Capital), you can have it at Iowa,” DeSantis said.
Those comments seemed to rescind a previous trial balloon to move the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division to Iowa as well.
“Iowa will have first dibs on the Department of Agriculture. We’ll work with the people in Iowa to see what they would want, how they would want to do it,” DeSantis said.
The Governor added that he wouldd prefer people who know “agriculture and farming” running the USDA and not “pointy headed bureaucrats that are imposing an agenda without having any concept of how that’s actually impacting people’s daily lives and their professions.”
“And so I think it’s going to be more than just agriculture. We want to really look to get power outside of Washington. And if Iowa doesn’t want it, we’ll offer it to others. But I think a lot of people think it would be a good idea.”
12 comments
SteveHC
December 13, 2023 at 1:07 pm
Bizarre. That’s about all I can say lol.
My Take
December 13, 2023 at 1:21 pm
NIMH is now a tòssup: Texas or Florida?
CDC’s Mad Cow and DOAg’s locoweed programs to Texas.
Dr. Franklin Waters
December 13, 2023 at 1:37 pm
And who said all politicians do is pander?
Dont Say FLA
December 13, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Rhonda floated this old idea again? Who went and told them nobody was listening the first few times Rhonda floated this very silly concept.
PeterH
December 13, 2023 at 2:08 pm
Maybe the DeSantis family will relocate to Iowa!
Father David Patterson
December 13, 2023 at 2:13 pm
I pray that his soul soon relocates to Hell.
Andrew
December 13, 2023 at 2:20 pm
If voters in Iowa are that stupid, I’ll be surprised! Next week he will move it to Sc, then Kansas during next caucus or primary? His promises are like him telling voters he will be 4” taller when he’s sworn in?
Elmo
December 13, 2023 at 4:01 pm
He lives in some kind of weirdo fantasy world.
Michael K
December 13, 2023 at 4:29 pm
By Ron’s logic, Tallahassee should be hollowed out and all statewide offices scattered to far flung rural places at great expense and loss of talent for no good reason.
MoRon desperately pandering. Sad.
Richard Russell
December 13, 2023 at 5:14 pm
Ronny what else will you do other than promising the Governor she would be your VP, if per chance you won? Quid Pro Quo Ronny or Pander Boy Ron. What’s it going to be?
My Take
December 14, 2023 at 6:02 pm
A few decades ago it was proposed to move most of upper government from Wasington to Kansas or Colorado. Make DC a tourist and museum city.
Mark
December 14, 2023 at 8:35 pm
Move the Civil Rights Division to Oklahoma? Gee Rhonda, maybe they can put the building on top of the Greenwood Massacre Memorial. You know, the memorial that was built decades after the 1921 “race” riot that was largely buried and forgotten by the white Oklahoma establishment. So effectively that many Oklahomans never knew it happened. Funny what happens when you refuse to teach history “warts and all”.
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