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David Cicilline: “This provision of H.R. 1 says that if a commission is not established or if it doesn't adopt a plan, then the…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
This provision of H.R. 1 says that if a commission is not established or if it doesn't adopt a plan, then the redistricting lines for Congress will be drawn up by a three-judge Federal court.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline argues that H.R. 1 allows courts to draw redistricting lines without violations.

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