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Troy Nehls: “Now some of these other states are doing it for purely…”

Featuring: Troy Nehls, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 22

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Published | Video Starts at 10:27

They were in violation of the Voting Rights act and all that other stuff. So we had to do it because it was the right thing to do. Now some of these other states are doing it for purely political purposes, like Gavin Newsom. That's what he's doing. We did it because it was the right thing to do because we're in violation of Voting Rights Act. (10:27–10:33)

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Asserts that other states, like California under Gavin Newsom, are redistricting for political purposes.

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