Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett reportedly suggested a potential loophole to help foot the bill for Democratic lawmakers fleeing the state to block new House maps likely to help Republicans gain five new seats during the midterms.
The over 50 Democratic state representatives who left the Lone Star State to protest the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting face $500 fines per member per day. In an interview with the Texas Tribune published on July 29 — days before the lawmakers began their protest — Crockett suggested that the problem of funding for these fines could be solved by the lawmakers accepting donations as “another salary” — adding that she is willing to tap into her nearly $4 million dollar war chest to help pay the bill.
Crockett added in the interview that the funding might not even be necessary, stating that “the first step would be to make sure that there are attorneys on deck to actually challenge the legality of these rules.”
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