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Ken Paxton: “Texas house, you get paid $600 a month.”

Featuring: Ken Paxton, Republican | Attorney General of Texas

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Tucker Carlson Interviews Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Immigration, Cartels, and Political Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 22:15

So, you know, anything is good after that. We're pretty vulnerable that way. I think we are. And I think a lot of these people, because Texas house, you get paid $600 a month. So most people that run have to have money. You can't, of course. And if you don't have money, you're getting paid somewhere for something because it's impossible to live on, obviously $600 a month. (22:15–22:18)

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