House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu said Tuesday that the Republican redistricting push in Texas, Florida and North Carolina had backfired, because voters across the country rejected letting politicians pick their voters.
Lieu said: “Their redistricting backfired across the country. And the American people spoke out loudly and rejected their attempts to have politicians pick their voters. People wanna pick their representatives. And I think we heard that loudly in Texas and Florida and North Carolina, all across the country. Let’s be clear, Republicans did not ask the American people when they did this. California, the people had a say. They jammed it through. And they went out of their way to try to prevent the American people from having a voice. And you heard the people of Texas and Florida stand up to that. So I agree with Chairman Aguilar that there should be legislation, but we also are going to make sure that folks are ready to make sure they stand up for fair representation across the country.”
Lieu was speaking at the weekly House Democratic press conference, where he and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar backed legislation on redistricting as Democrats prepare to take the House majority.
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