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Gina Hinojosa: “If the same Austin Republicans are still in power, they will…”

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

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Gina Hinojosa on the 61st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act | Full Speech

Published | Video Starts at 11:52

Two years later, Texas will gain another five seats in Congress through the census. Because we are growing faster than the other states, we will take congressional seats from other states. When that happens, If the same Austin Republicans are still in power, they will redraw those seats for themselves, erase 10 Democratic seats from Congress. and it is over. There is no Democratic control of Congress. Not in this next election cycle, likely not for a generation. Texas becomes too big. The math no longer works. (11:52–12:09)

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Asserts that Republicans will redraw maps to erase 10 Democratic seats.

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