Gov. Rick Scott calls for $100 million for Visit Florida

The State House of Representatives wants to fund Visit Florida, the state government-backed tourism marketing agency, to the tune of $25 million, or less than a third of its current funding level, which Scott said was "shocking" during a press conference in Tallahassee that was streamed on the Florida Channel.

The Republican governor-surrounded by VISIT FLORIDA's CEO Ken Lawson, board chairman William Talbert, and others-spoke with reporters outside his Capitol office.

"We've got to continue to market", Scott said.

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The almost three-minute video explains that the House, led by Speaker Richard Corcoran, proposes no new taxes and adds another $25,000 on top of the state's homestead exemption for property tax. Though both are public-private partnerships, both take in far more public money than private.

But Scott says they help create jobs, adding that 1.4 million jobs are tied to tourism alone.

Scott has gone around the state, including the home districts of Republican House members who voted against VISIT FLORIDA, to host "roundtables".

"As I've traveled the state and talked about this, people are just shocked that the House would even think of reducing marketing in this state for tourism", he said Tuesday.