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Gina Hinojosa: “Greg Abbott subsidizes all these global corporations to come here and our mom and pop shops can't compete.”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

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Gina Hinojosa Takes Aim at Greg Abbott: “He’s Hiding From Texas Voters”

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In this state that is an energy powerhouse, we have the most bankruptcies and it is our small businesses that are having to shut their doors. It is because Greg Abbott subsidizes all these global corporations to come here and our mom and pop shops can't compete. That is what has happened in Texas is Texas. Texans are suffering in a way I haven't seen struggling despite the fact that we work more hours than the national average. (06:27–06:34)

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Accuses Greg Abbott of subsidizing global corporations, harming small businesses.

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