Florida Democrats called out Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis’ “love letter” to Trump and slammed Republicans for shifting blame on the property insurance crisis.
“Instead of writing love letters to Donald Trump’s campaign on official letterhead, Jimmy should get back to work,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried.
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, who is responsible for overseeing regulation of the state’s insurance market, issued an official letter to Donald Trump, which said Trump can solve the crisis while passing the blame for the property insurance crisis to Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Floridians are paying the price of 30 years of failed Republican leadership in this state, which has directly resulted in a worsening affordability crisis,” FDP Chair Nikki Fried continued. “Thanks to Republican leadership, Florida is home to the highest property insurance premiums in the country, worst inflation nationally, out-of-control housing costs and skyrocketing utility bills — crowing about this crisis now is nothing more than a political stunt in an election year.”
Property insurance is clearly a major issue in the state of Florida, with both political parties pushing their messages as voters hope for actual solutions.
“Republicans have had years to propose solutions to this problem and pass policies to deliver relief to Floridians — and repeatedly failed. Last year, they held two special sessions at taxpayers’ expense and nothing has changed,” FDP Chair Fried said.
“Floridians have largely been left out of President Biden’s economic recovery because Republicans have refused to work with the Biden-Harris administration, rejected $11 billion in federal funding and offered bandaid solutions and bailouts to the insurance industry. Floridians can’t afford more political games from the Republican Party.”
