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COVID-19 derails Texas Democrats lobbying in Washington
The Associated Press ^ | July 20, 2021 | By ACACIA CORONADO

Posted on 07/20/2021 2:19:05 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers who hightailed it to the nation’s capital in a faceoff over voting rights said Tuesday that they’re pressing on with their mission to get Democrats in Washington, D.C., to bolster their cause, even as COVID-19 spreads through their ranks.

Six of the more than 50 Texas state representatives who decamped to Washington last week have since tested positive for the coronavirus, along with two Washington staffers associated with the group.

During a news conference Tuesday, the Texas Democrats said they remain optimistic about their cause, even after their Monday night town hall on MSNBC was scaled back because of the positive test results.

“I do believe we are being very innovative and we are rising to respond to these challenges,” Democratic state Rep. Ron Reynolds said.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: voterid
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1 posted on 07/20/2021 2:19:05 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

have you been exposed to someone who tested positive?

If yes, self quarantine


2 posted on 07/20/2021 2:21:42 PM PDT by joshua c (Dump the LEFT. Cable tv, Big tech, national name brands)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Never stopped them from begging for $1.5 million


3 posted on 07/20/2021 2:22:27 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is a great story. The Texas Democrat Flees bringin’ de plague to DC.

Finally, AP can entertain us.


4 posted on 07/20/2021 2:22:38 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I guess this means the “vaccine” doesn’t work. That or the Doctors that predicted ADE Pathogenic Priming were right. Who knew?


5 posted on 07/20/2021 2:23:22 PM PDT by gracefullyparanoid
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To: gracefullyparanoid

Not necessarily. It is more than possible that the Democrats lied about being vaccinated.


6 posted on 07/20/2021 2:25:08 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: gracefullyparanoid

I guess this means the “vaccine” doesn’t work.

or they didn’t get a second shot and wait the 2 weeks or so for their body to make the anti-bodies


7 posted on 07/20/2021 2:26:20 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

They arent “lobbying” there in Wshington DC.

They are receiving instructions from the people whom they serve.

And those people are NOT Texans.


8 posted on 07/20/2021 2:27:41 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: butlerweave

A spokeshole for the Texas Democrats said they were fully vaccinated since March.


9 posted on 07/20/2021 2:29:46 PM PDT by thegagline
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To: Spktyr
Not necessarily. It is more than possible that the Democrats lied about being vaccinated.

Or lied about having an actual positive test result for COVID.

10 posted on 07/20/2021 2:30:17 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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11 posted on 07/20/2021 2:30:24 PM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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To: thegagline

Do you believe that ?


12 posted on 07/20/2021 2:30:24 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: CatOwner

Also possible, but I think that specific one is unlikely. Lying about the test result sets them at a distinct disadvantage even with their own party and supporters.


14 posted on 07/20/2021 2:33:48 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: BenLurkin
“And those people are NOT Texans”

From James McMurtry’s “I'm Not From Here”:

I'm not from here
But people tell me
It's not like it used to be
They say I should have been here
Back about ten years
Before it got ruined by folks like me

15 posted on 07/20/2021 2:33:48 PM PDT by decal (I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

If they had stayed in Texas where they were legally required to be then this would not have happened(If it is even true).

Arrest them the moment they come back.


16 posted on 07/20/2021 2:37:13 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Spktyr

Dems do lie.


17 posted on 07/20/2021 2:40:57 PM PDT by bgill (Which came first, the vax or the virus?)
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To: Revel

It could be a while. In the interim, let the homeless know where their residences are, and maybe having the homeless squat there might get them back to Texas.


18 posted on 07/20/2021 2:42:05 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

apparently the good Lord continues to intervene in world history


19 posted on 07/20/2021 2:47:30 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not created, they're excreted." Cicero 2000 years ago)
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To: maddog55

It’s very innovative........I like it.


20 posted on 07/20/2021 2:52:08 PM PDT by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doe't know which bathroom to use. )
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