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Hakeem Jeffries: “We have ongoing litigation right now in three different…”

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

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Press Conference on Republican Failure to Make Life Better for Americans

Published | Video Starts at 16:46

And then to follow up, are you essentially saying that the redistricting war now shifts to 2028 or are you still eyeing potential redistricting fights in some of the outstanding states? We have ongoing litigation right now in three different states. In Virginia, in Florida, which is a blatantly unconstitutional map. And by the way, even by the Republicans own map, there's no circumstance they're netting four seats out of Florida. They know it and we know it, but that map shouldn't even go forward. (16:46–16:56)

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Asserts that there is ongoing litigation in Virginia and Florida over redistricting, with Florida's map being unconstitutional.

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