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Hakeem Jeffries: “Because it goes after communities of color in South Florida…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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4.27.26 DC Fly-In Presser

Published | Video Starts at 08:50

The problem is he's afraid of that. And so he's going to try to bully the legislature to enact a map that clearly violates the Florida state Constitution. And by the way, Because it goes after communities of color in South Florida and in central Florida also violates the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. No matter what happens with the callous decision In Louisiana, the 14th Amendment still stands. So when it's all said and done, the desantis dummy Mander is going nowhere as it relates to providing Republicans his clear objective with additional seats. (08:50–09:04)

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Asserts that the map violates the 14th Amendment by targeting communities of color.

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