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Abigail Spanberger: “The General assembly crafted legislation carefully and…”

Featuring: Abigail Spanberger, Democratic | Governor of Virginia

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'Responsive and temporary': Virginia's governor weighs in on voters approving redistricting overhaul

Published | Video Starts at 05:23

… Louise Lucas, who have been leaders on this issue back when I was a candidate, before I was even sworn in, because our process is a multi step process and The General assembly crafted legislation carefully and purposefully to say we saw what happened in Texas. when the president said he's entitled to seats, that legislature came together and redistricted without any input from the voters, without any engagement from the voters, and just summarily changed their districts to try and appease the president. (05:23–05:31)

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Asserts that Virginia's General Assembly crafted redistricting legislation in response to actions in Texas.

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