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Greg Abbott: “The state cannot address [flood relief] because of the…”

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Governor Abbott Talks Fleeing Democrats On The Ruthless Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 04:38

The point that you raise, and that is we are dealing with the travesty of the deadliest flood in the history of the state of Texas. And we have agenda items on this special session agenda that Democrats are not addressing. In fact, The state cannot address [flood relief] because of the missing Democrats. That alone may be a reason why many of these Democrats are going to be losing their job because they failed to show up and help provide relief and support for Texans who desperately need it. (04:38–04:42)

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Asserts that legislative action on flood relief is stalled due to absent Democrats.

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