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Al Green: “The President is the person who initiated this…”

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 03:49

These judges, two of the three in Texas in this three judge panel ruled that this was the case, that this, these lines should not be honored. In fact, that … The President is the person who initiated this [redistricting]. … that opinion. The entire Supreme Court has now weighed in. Three judges dissenting. But the court ruling that the 25, 25 lines should be the lines that we would go forward with in the upcoming election. (03:49–03:56)

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Asserts that the President initiated the redistricting process affecting the 18th congressional district.

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