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Veronica Escobar: “In a body as small as a commissioner's court where there's…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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A conversation with Texas congressional candidate Veronica Escobar of El Paso

Published | Video Starts at 14:27

Shut ins, we call them shut ins. Right. Insomnias. Well, that's a form of accountability. I mean, local government. So it's accountability and accountability. Absolutely. But also regardless, especially In a body as small as a commissioner's court where there's five of you and you do only need two votes, two other votes to get your work done. But if you have two other folks, let's say you have a majority of three, but you have two detractors, it's really, it's still hard to move your agenda. (14:27–14:37)

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Asserts that in a commissioner's court, only two additional votes are needed to pass measures.

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