DeSantis is breaking the law in multiple ways (click here). The latest is using COVID funds for his own agenda.
What it boils down to with many Republican governors is that they never spent the COVID-19 monies on the people. Instead, they spread fear of the vaccine only to turn around and play politics with money intended for human health.
The Republican Governors in many instances are using COVID-19 funds to raise their approval rating among the people and voters. It has campaign funds stored in the state's treasury.
When politicians violate the public trust this deeply to the point where people die, it is time to investigate and prosecute.
July 5, 2022By Tony Romm
As gas prices climbed toward record highs this May, (click here) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) secured a pause on the state’s fuel taxes — a $200 million plan he helped pay for with a pot of federal funds awarded earlier in the pandemic.
The policy was intended to save money for local drivers and state coffers alike. But it also appeared to mark a potential violation of federal law — and the latest skirmish in an escalating clash between GOP officials and the White House over how states can use generous federal stimulus dollars.
More than a year after Congress approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Republicans in nearly two dozen states have ratcheted up efforts to tap some of those funds for an unrelated purpose: paying for tax cuts. The moves have threatened to siphon off aid that might otherwise help states fight the pandemic, shore up their local economies or prepare for a potential recession....
