“While it’s still early in the process, the Florida Senate’s initial proposal to cut VISIT FLORIDA’s funding to $50 million is disappointing. Over the past year, we’ve restructured VISIT FLORIDA to ensure we are completely transparent, accountable, and efficient from top to bottom. At the same time, we’ve developed some of the most cutting-edge marketing programs and continued to set record visitation numbers. Following one of the worst natural disasters our state has ever seen in Hurricane Irma, we should be putting more money ─ not less ─ into marketing the Sunshine State to the rest of the world. We will keep fighting to ensure we are fully funded at $100 million and support the 1.4 million Floridians who depend on us for their job.” - Ken Lawson

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