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Kathy Hochul welcomes to New York Texas Democrats who fled redistricting vote: ‘This is a war’
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – Governor Hochul supports Texas Democrats fleeing to block GOP redistricting adding five Republican seats and plans to pursue mid-decade redistricting in New York to counter partisan maps.
- Hosting Texas Democrats, Hochul vowed to 'fight fire with fire' against redistricting efforts.
- Facing a redistricting bid, Texas Republican lawmakers proposed districts last month that could secure five new GOP U.S. House seats, while at least 51 Democrats fled to deny quorum.
- Amid the redistricting standoff, Hochul said `What Texas and Republican states are doing at the direction of Donald Trump, I say, is nothing short of a legal insurrection` against our Capitol.
- Moving swiftly, Hochul plans to dismantle the Independent Redistricting Commission and Democrats introduced a constitutional amendment requiring two-session approval for mid-decade redistricting.
- Across the country, blue states including California, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, Minnesota and Washington are exploring mid-decade redistricting in a 'political arms race' over congressional boundaries.
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Democrats do not consider the Republican-led state's plan to be very fair, which could tilt the legislative majority towards the right.
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