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Greg Abbott: “I believe that breaking quorum, the way that it was done…”

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So there's. You probably know that I added to the special session agenda an item that requires punishment and consequences for people who break quorum first. I believe that breaking quorum, the way that it was done here, violates the Constitution, and there has to be consequences for that. There have been several proposals already offered up in both the House and Senate. That's a good starting point to take a look at those proposals. (13:59–14:07)

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