The Texas state House formed a quorum Thursday, following a six-week long break in business after more than 50 Democrats fled to Washington, D.C. in an attempt to bar the passage of a controversial voting reform bill.
not exceeding his authority, which we believe that we re going to be vindicated when the court makes that ruling? representative martinez-fisher. can you talk to me about the plan as the new special session kicks off. what are you planning to do? sure, great question, alicia. first and foremost the new session was off to a start the second suppression session, there was no quorum. only 82 members of the house present. there were even a couple who probably were voted for that weren t even there. you need 100 to operate. democrats have said we re going to put all the tools we have used back on the table and evaluate all our options. in the case of the lawsuit we found ourselves a new tool we will use to protect voting rights in this country and make no mistake i think what we believe in we won t let partisan politics 0 are a governor with a republican campaign run on red meat wedge issues and silence the voice of our voters and see him in court.
looks like there she is. go ahead, representative. we continue to urge the senate and urge congress to act and pass voting rights legislation now. we have bought time, we ve held the line in texas. our governor has already called another suppression session, tomorrow. it starts at noon tomorrow, in texas. so, they are hell-bent on passing legislation that will make it harder for eligible texans to access the ballot box, and that is why we need federal legislation to protect, not just texans, but all americans and their freedom to vote. representative hinojosa, are you going to stay in washington even though the next special session will start at noon? are you seeing in washington, or are you going back to texas?
world has seen and known and acknowledged that he is innocent. he has been saying it for 43 years and no one believed him until now. we believe him. absolutely. well, this audience believes him and will want to know how he fares, thank you for spending time with us and give him our regards and we are praying for him. still ahead, texas kboncher greg abbott announces another special suppression session and election officials in georgia, trying to purge people from the roles, most of color, of course.urse , so you only pay for what you need. [ nautical horn blows ] i mean just because you look like someone else doesn t mean you eat off the floor, or yell at the vacuum, or need flea medication. oh, yeah. that s the spot.
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