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Behind the Scenes of the Latest Walkout by Texas Democrats Over Proposed New Restrictions on Voting
Out of options in Austin, House Democrats fly to Washington, D.C., where they plan to press Congress to pass federal legislation protecting ballot access.
July 12, 2021
Democrats from the Texas Legislature prepare to board a private plane from Austin to Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2021.
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Representative Gina Hinojosa packed in a hurry this morning, stuffing a bag with enough clothes for weeks away from home, just moments before she left her house in Austin. “I can’t talk right now!” the 47-year-old Democrat said, as she zipped up her suitcase. By the afternoon, she sat on a chartered jet packed with dozens of her fellow Texas Democrats, ready to fly to Washington, D.C., in their latest ploy to block Republicans from passing new restrictions on voting.
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DAVID MUIR: In the meantime, we re going to turn next to the battle in this country over voting rights. Tonight in Texas, one of the states trying to enact strict new voting laws, Democratic lawmakers are now leaving the state to block the vote on a Republican measure, all in their effort, they say, to protect voting access in Texas. ABC s Rachel Scott tonight on what this could mean for the larger debate across this country.
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RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight, Texas Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state. Once again, using the only tool they have left to block one of the most restrictive voting bills in the country. They say they re in it for the long haul.