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Gina Hinojosa: “Republicans in Austin have already said they're coming back next year to redraw maps and, and they'll…”

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

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But listen, they're coming back next year. Now that the Voting Rights act has been gutted by the US Supreme Court. Republicans in Austin have already said they're coming back next year to redraw maps and, and they'll eliminate five Democrats from Congress when they do that. In two years we'll get another four to five seats through the US Census because Texas growing faster than all the other states, that's another four to five seats that'll be off the table if they redistrict. (19:51–20:00)

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Asserts that Republicans plan to redraw maps to eliminate five Democratic congressional seats.

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