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This week, Florida\u2019s statehouse cleared the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a six-week abortion ban. The man who shepherded the bill, House Speaker Paul Renner, joins Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza for this episode of Playbook Deep Dive.\xa0\nYou might not know Renner\u2019s name \u2013 but you definitely know his work:\xa0\n\nA bill to ban surgeries and prescription treatments for transgender minors, which has passed the state Senate and Renner will soon push through the House\n\nOne of the most comprehensive new school voucher laws in the country\n\nLegislation removing books with sexual content from Florida public schools\n\nA major tort reform bill, big tax cuts\n\nAnd if he gets around to it this session: a bill aimed at over-turning the 1964 New York Times v. Sullivan decision, the most important First Amendment ruling of the last century\n\nAll of this is aimed at Renner\u2019s other project: helping Gov. Ron DeSantis build a record of accomplishments in Florida on which he can base his presidential campaign.\xa0\nWhile Republicans have created a legislative assembly line that is spitting out laws to change seemingly every aspect of life in Florida, a big question suddenly hangs over their project:\xa0\nAre they building a record of accomplishments that can launch the DeSantis rocket to the White House? Or are they weighing down the governor with so much right-wing baggage that he crashes upon liftoff?\nRyan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.Paul Renner is the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.Afra Abdullah is an associate producer for POLITICO audio.Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.\xa0Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.Jenny Ament is the executive producer for POLITICO audio.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices