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Cesar Blanco: “We have the Texas association of Business through a study…”

Featuring: Cesar Blanco, Democratic | Texas Senate, District 29

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A Conversation with Reps. César Blanco & Brooks Landgraf.

Published | Video Starts at 39:16

Why? It's bad for business. Because it's bad for business. It's bad for business. Why should we repeat the mistake of North Carolina? We saw what happened there. We have the Texas association of Business through a study through St. Edwards University that indicated that [the bathroom bill] would impact our economy. Economy negatively to the tune of $8.5 billion. PolitiFact ruled that to be false. Okay, it did. I mean, I want to say that the conservatives who are Running around celebrating PolitiFact now I've seen everything. (39:16–39:27)

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Asserts that a study indicated the bathroom bill could negatively impact Texas's economy by $8.5 billion.

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