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On the recordDecember 2, 2020
We should only be counting American citizens in the country in terms of reapportionment, so that as we apportion congressional seats across the country, American citizens are granted equal weight across the country in representation in the House of Representatives.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins argues for counting only citizens in congressional reapportionment to ensure equal representation.

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