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Cory Booker: “Democrat in Texas not to have fair representation. They can…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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America at a Crossroads: Steve Adubato in Conversation with U.S. Senator Cory Booker

Published | Video Starts at 16:48

The Supreme Court could have. So the legislature should remember this. Every Republican voted for partisan gerrymandering. Every Democrat in Congress voted against it. And so it is patently unfair for a Democrat in Texas not to have fair representation. They can make up 55% of the voting population and only have a third 30% of the representatives. in the House of Representatives because of the way they're drawing maps. It is also unfair for a Republican in California now to Maybe make up 40% of the vote but only have 20% of the congressional representation. (16:48–16:59)

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Asserts that Democrats in Texas are underrepresented despite making up 55% of the voting population.

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