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Hakeem Jeffries: “The so called map, which is a DeSantis dummy mander…”

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 07:43

And can we expect you to be as active and pushing back against this particular map as you work in support of the Virginia? The so called map, which is a DeSantis dummy mander, actually is blatantly unconstitutional. The Florida Constitution is pretty clear as a result of the Fair District's amendments that were enacted back in 2010. It explicitly prohibits partisan gerrymandering. (07:43–07:52)

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Asserts that the map proposed by Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional.

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