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Laura Kelly: “By virtue of us responding in kind, we do send a message.”

Featuring: Laura Kelly, Democratic | Governor of Kansas

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Democratic Governors Association discuss Trump budget

Published | Video Starts at 16:46

You know, we can't just let this happen and act like it's fine and hope that the courts fix it. We have no idea, quite honestly at this point what the courts might do. But and By virtue of us responding in kind, we do send a message. We're not going to take this lying down. We will put up a fight. And when we put up that fight, who's going to be paying attention? (16:46–16:52)

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Asserts that responding to gerrymandering sends a message.

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