Political Quotes

Trey Martinez Fischer: “My response is the governor had 140 days of a regular session to take care of the people’s business. And he failed to do…”

On the recordAugust 2, 2021
My response is the governor had 140 days of a regular session to take care of the people’s business. And he failed to do so, that’s the responsibility he’s going to have to bear.

Editor's note · Context

Martinez Fischer responds to Governor Greg Abbott's criticism regarding the Texas Democrats' actions on voting rights.

Share

More from Trey Martinez Fischer

Aug 3, 2021

Our job was to rally the nation, and our job was to rally the nation and bring people to Washington, D.C. because just by chance if we came together, we would not only get the Senate to hear us. We would also get them to act.

msnbc.com
Aug 5, 2021

We should only have one standard and that is the American standard.

msnbc.com
Aug 22, 2025

I think it could backfire. And I think that’s why you saw the Republican legislative leader in California say that he’s not a fan of mid-decade redistricting.

democracynow.org
Aug 5, 2021

We`re going to stay here and defend democracy and I think at this juncture everybody knows we`ll put all of our tools on the table.

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation