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Gina Hinojosa: “Greg Abbott was so willing to do this power grab to take…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 17:06

And I want to make sure before I leave you that I express and explain what are the national stakes in this. Please do. Yeah, because we saw last year that Greg Abbott was so willing to do this power grab to take congressional seats. We know now after the gutting of the Voting Rights act, politicians have said they will come back next year and redraw maps again because now there are no rules. (17:06–17:11)

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Asserts that Greg Abbott attempted a power grab to take congressional seats.

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