Texas State Rep Wu Asked If Dems Are 'Prepared' To Stay In Illinois For 'Multiple Special Sessions'

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During a press briefing on Sunday, State Rep. Gene Wu (D-TX) was asked if Texas Democrats were prepared to stay in Texas through multiple special sessions to deny a quorum on redistricting.

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00:00Mr. Wu, can you talk about what is going to happen if you make it through the 19th and then another special session is called?

00:10Are you prepared to stay? Is the whole group prepared to stay here through multiple special sessions?

00:16So, look, whatever strategy we choose, whatever tactics we figure out as we move on,

00:24the only thing we have in our minds is what do we need to do to protect Texans?

00:32What do we need to do to protect Americans?

00:36And what each and every one of us has said is that we will do whatever it takes.

00:42What that looks like, we don't know.

00:44But we're here. We're committed to this.

00:48We're all away from our families that we've already been away from for six months.

00:54Because of the legislature, that we've been away from our jobs.

00:57We've not earned a lot of income this entire year.

01:01And our salary for being in the legislature is $600 a month.

01:06So, this is not a decision, again, that we take lightly.

01:11And all the things that we are doing right now, we're doing it because we feel that this is the only way we can protect Texans.

01:20This is the only way we can protect Americans.

01:23And that we would ask everyone else, if you want to protect this country too, come join us.

01:30Hey, Governor, I just wanted to get...

01:31Hey, Governor.

01:32Hey, Governor.

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