Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, Democratic Leaders From Across Nation, Texas Democrats Blast Trump & Abbott for Racist Gerrymandering to Rig Election

Washington, D.C. – The Voting Rights Caucus, led by Co-chairs Rep. Veasey (TX-33), Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-7), Rep. Nikema Williams (GA-5), Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5), and members Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7), Rep. Julie Johnson (TX-32), Rep. Vincente Gonzalez (TX-15), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), held a press conference on redistricting as Governor Greg Abbott begins a special legislative session on redistricting to rig the election and silence the voices of millions of Texans. 

Republicans have been found in violation of the Voting Rights Act multiple times throughout the decades in Texas and beyond. The special session for redistricting is being held absent of any new census data in a clear ploy by Trump and his lapdog, Abbott, to silence voters after stripping health care from millions with the Big Ugly Bill. 

“This is an attempt to rig an election before the first ballot has been cast” said Congressman Veasey, Co-Chair of the Voting Rights Caucus. “This is an attempt by Trump and Abbott to launch back into Jim Crow by silencing the voices of millions of Texans. They gutted your Medicaid. They took food away from your kids’ mouths. They can’t win fair and square, so they are going to cheat. This isn’t about any one district. This is about the future of our country.” 

The special comes as Trump’s failing policies have made him a historically unpopular President. In a disgusting attempt to disguise this election rigging, Governor Abbott is using the devastating floods as cover for this political power grab.