'Thanks to decades of responsible planning and budgeting, Florida is ahead of other states, enjoying the benefits of growing revenues, population, and opportunity for our citizens.'
'The fact that there was apparently only a single challenge to these twenty statutes’ constitutionality until well into the twentieth century suggests that the public understanding at the time of the ratification considered the statutory prohibitions constitutionally permissible.'
'Now is not the time to rest on our laurels. We have the opportunity — and indeed, the responsibility — to swing for the fences so that we can ensure Florida remains number one.'
Bills to ban credit cards' coding of gun purchases, prohibit the purchase of farmland by foreign buyers and encourage the purchase of Florida produce by state entities are on Simpson's agenda.
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