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Gina Hinojosa: “I've proposed $1,500 to every Texas household. It comes out…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:52

I don't trust government. Right now, government is working for the billionaires, just like you said. We're paying into a system that is working against us right now. So I've proposed $1,500 to every Texas household. It comes out of what we call a rainy day fund. that is like overflowing. It's billions. It used to be at 10 billion. We'll take it back to 10 billion and use the rest to give back to the people of Texas because we have to prove that government can do something good for people. (08:52–08:59)

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Asserts a proposal to distribute $1,500 to every Texas household from the state's rainy day fund.

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