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Mike Garcia: “But, not for the purposes of representation, either at the State level assemblies or in the House of Representatives…”

On the recordApril 10, 2024
But, not for the purposes of representation, either at the State level assemblies or in the House of Representatives, which is currently, it does wag the dog in terms of representation.
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Mike Garcia
Republican · California

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Mr. Garcia discusses the importance of counting everyone for infrastructure but not for representation.

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