Historic, yes; could be better

Florida Speaker Daniel Perez didn’t get nearly as much as he wanted, but he did pretty well. All things considered.

And even if it took the Florida Legislature more than the usual 90 days, Perez and his House colleagues prevailed in their most recent legislative session to accomplish a feat that is rarely achieved in American government: 

With their counterparts in the Senate chamber finally acquiescing, Perez led the Legislature to truly cut the budget. Not as much as Perez proposed, but still.