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Jasmine Crockett: “The governor's own words [indicated] that the reason and…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett talks government shutdown, redistricting federal court hearing

Published | Video Starts at 14:38

… and it is very telling that the state, in their own filing had two issues that they were trying to get over. Number one, they were trying to get over The governor's own words [indicated] that the reason and rationale for having this special session was because of the letter that he received from the Department of Justice. And in that letter, that letter was all about race. Okay, they were trying to walk that back. Oh, he had it wrong. Nope, that's not what it was about. (14:38–14:50)

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Asserts that the governor cited a DOJ letter as the reason for a special session.

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