[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6842-H6843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CORRUPT REDISTRICTING PROCESS

  (Mr. LAWLER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. LAWLER. Madam Speaker, last year, New York Democrats tried to 
corrupt our redistricting process by gerrymandering New York's maps to 
favor 22 Democrats and 4 Republicans.
  They were summarily thrown out in court, with the court ruling that 
they not only violated the State constitution, they violated the 
process, and they gerrymandered the maps.
  A special master appointed by the court drew a fair set of maps that 
resulted in 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans being elected. However, 
that didn't serve the purpose of New York Democrats, so they filed 
another lawsuit.
  Today, the court of appeals, in a shameful episode, was stacked and 
made a decision to redraw New York's congressional maps for the sole 
purpose of trying to favor New York Democrats.
  It is pathetic, it is shameful, and it serves only one person, the 
leader of the Democratic Conference. He should be embarrassed.

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