Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) defended GOP redistribution effortSaying “worth” of more seats in the Republican Congress, because the loan star state is a red state.
On Tuesday evening in an interview on Fox News’s “Hannie”, Patrick slapped Democrats Run away from the state A bid to be passed in a bid New Congress map This would provide Republican five pickup opportunities in the House during the 2026 midnight, and accused Democrats of losing contact with his voters.
Patrick told Host Scene Hanti in an interview, “I challenge him: come back and do the right thing. Run and hide because you have lost touch with voters.”
“Their problem is not revolving the lines,” he continued. “His problem, Sean, has he lost the minds of his voters, who are moving towards the Republican Party across the country.”
“We are a red state. We deserve more representation,” he said.
After Texas House Committee Updated Congress lines updated During its special session last week, Democrats left the state Deprive Republican of a quorumOr the minimum number of MPs required to conduct business.
In response, Texas village. Greg Abbott (R) has called for Democrat’s arrest and ordered Texas Rangers to initiate an investigation by MPs for potential bribes and other violations.
Patrick pledged Grow With the redistributed process in the Texas Senate, where members still have a quorum, and vowed to pass the new maps “whatever it is,”.
Patrick said, “We are going to redistribute next week,” said Patrick, referring to the upper room of the state. “We are going to pass our agenda.”
“We are going to push it forward and, working with the speaker, … we are going to do it either. We are going to do it in later August. We are going to do it in September. We are going to October,” he continued. “Whatever takes, Sean, whatever it seems, we are going to complete it. There is nothing that they can do to stop us.”
Sen John Cornin (R-Texas) is also FBI pressed to intervene And force Democrats to vote. Suggested Also floating By President Trump, who told reporters on Tuesday that Republican is “entitled” Five house seats,
