We're a small group of Republicans for power. Align themselves in the House with the Democrats so that the speaker is elected by mostly Democrats and a few Republicans. They just did it again. Dustin Burroughs just got elected by a minority Republicans after he put the rules in place that the caucus, the Republican caucus, would decide who the speaker was. And when he lost that vote in caucus, he walked out, cut a deal with the Democrats, and he just became speaker of the Texas House. That is for power. (21:24–21:34)
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Claims Dustin Burroughs was elected by minority Republicans after changing caucus rules.
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