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Al Green: “The governor did it because he's grabbing for power.”

Featuring: Al Green, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 9th Congressional District

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Rep. Green's Press Conference Regarding SCOTUS' Decision on Texas' Gerrymandered Redistricting Map

Published | Video Starts at 23:46

… if something had happened to you and you suffered an untimely demise, the governor would have done the same thing. It's not because of their illness that he did it. The governor did it because he's grabbing for power. This is all about power. So it doesn't matter who was in those seats. If you were in those seats, if you were in those seats at the time that … (23:46–23:51)

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Asserts that the governor's actions were motivated by a desire for power.

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