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Beto O’Rourke: Texas Dems Fleeing to Illinois ‘Is the Highest Form of Public Service’ (clip) (clip) (clip)
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The Situation Room (CNN)

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Pamela Brown

Name: Pamela Brown

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, Beto O’Rourke

Name: Beto O’Rourke

Position: Politician

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08/06/2025 11:33 pm
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT Well this ░░░░░░░░ Texas Democrats are on ░░░░░░░░ The state s attorney ░░░░░░░░ Ken Paxton says the ░░░░░░░░ who fled to avoid ░░░░░░░░ redistricting vote have until ░░░░░░░░ to return And if ░░░░░░░░ don t paxton says ░░░░░░░░ ll start asking courts ░░░░░░░░ remove them from office ░░░░░░░░ s discuss with former ░░░░░░░░ democratic congressman and 2020 ░░░░░░░░ candidate beto o rourke ░░░░░░░░ political group is a ░░░░░░░░ funder for Texas Democrats ░░░░░░░░ have left the state ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ being here with us ░░░░░░░░ paxton says Democrats failure ░░░░░░░░ return constitutes what he ░░░░░░░░ a quote dereliction of ░░░░░░░░ duty as elected officials ░░░░░░░░ is your response to ░░░░░░░░ I think what they ░░░░░░░░ doing is the highest ░░░░░░░░ of public service They ░░░░░░░░ trying to stop the ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarian power in ░░░░░░░░ As Trump and Greg ░░░░░░░░ and Ken Paxton and ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in Texas Thick ░░░░░░░░ thieves try to steal ░░░░░░░░ five seats in Texas ░░░░░░░░ without them Trump s ░░░░░░░░ to lose a majority ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ without that majority there ░░░░░░░░ a check on his ░░░░░░░░ accountability for his crimes ░░░░░░░░ corruption and the possibility ░░░░░░░░ free and fair elections ░░░░░░░░ forward Those 56 Texas ░░░░░░░░ are all that stand ░░░░░░░░ that future and where ░░░░░░░░ are right now And ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ our we ve got ░░░░░░░░ have their backs And ░░░░░░░░ m so grateful that ░░░░░░░░ of thousands of Americans ░░░░░░░░ texted fight to 20377 ░░░░░░░░ make sure they have ░░░░░░░░ resources for their lodging ░░░░░░░░ food their flights and ░░░░░░░░ the point that you ░░░░░░░░ earlier the defense that ░░░░░░░░ re going to need ░░░░░░░░ both Greg Abbott the ░░░░░░░░ and Ken Paxton the ░░░░░░░░ take them to the ░░░░░░░░
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