And so they try to then take a look at all the votes that I missed, when in reality I was doing my job just because I wasn't on the floor. I was doing my job by standing up for my constituents, particularly for my black and brown constituents who were having their voting rights threatened. by the Republican extremists in the state legislature. Good for you. Oh, Representative, over the weekend, there was this massive upset in the state Senate Senate race in Texas with the Democrat flipping a Senate seat that President Trump had won by 17 points previously. (05:33–05:41)
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Claims his actions were in defense of voting rights for minority constituents.
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