Texas State Rep. Gene Wu (D) on Thursday stated Democratic lawmakers would return to the state when their GOP colleagues cease pushing a vote to achieve 5 further Home seats earlier than the 2026 midterm elections.
“Our group is dedicated to ending this corrupt particular session. Whether or not that is every week, whether or not that is two weeks, I do not know. That is less than us,” Wu stated throughout an look on CNN.
“Gov. Abbott and the Republican management of Texas maintain all of the playing cards, and we will solely react to them,” he added, referring to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
The feud within the Lone Star State gained nationwide consideration after President Trump advised reporters that Republicans had been “entitled” to extra seats.
“We must always have many extra seats in California. It’s all gerrymandered,” he stated Tuesday during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Field.”
“And we’ve got a possibility in Texas to choose up 5 seats. We now have a extremely good governor, and we’ve got good folks in Texas. And I received Texas. I bought the best vote within the historical past of Texas, as you in all probability know, and we’re entitled to 5 extra seats,” he added.
Democrats have urged lawmakers to not add new congressional districts exterior the census that takes place every decade. Historically, redistricting has been accomplished right now.
“Donald Trump is making an attempt to steal 5 seats from the folks — frankly, of the nation, not simply the folks of Texas — and disenfranchise folks,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) advised CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” when asked to describe what led the Democrats to go away the Lone Star State.
“We’re speaking about violating the Voting Rights Act and the Structure.”
Pritzker stated Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to hunt safety in Illinois shall be safeguarded from retaliation after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) urged the FBI to undertake efforts to return legislators.
“Our state troopers defend everyone in Illinois and anyone who’s right here in Illinois,” Pritzker stated throughout an look on “News Not Noise” with Jessica Yellin.
“And so, whether or not it’s federal brokers coming to Illinois or state rangers from Texas, in case you haven’t damaged federal regulation, you’re principally unwelcome and there’s no means that our state legislators right here — the Texas state legislators — may be arrested,” he added.
Wu referred to as on residents throughout the nation to behave within the face of injustice.
“In the event you consider in a rustic that also values onerous work and truthful play and following the foundations, like, you need to get up and communicate up for it now. Not — whoever wins this one time, you get to rewrite all the foundations everytime you need,” Wu advised CNN.
“That is not the American means. That is not the way in which we should always work. And if we do not battle towards that now, as soon as this occurs, that is the top of our democracy. That is the top of our republic.”