""We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. Republicans have fought for partisan gerrymanders across the United States of America. And these are the rules that they have set.""
""What they're just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over, doesn't fight, and takes everything sitting down.""
""If Republicans decide that they would like to revisit a ban on partisan gerrymandering, I welcome them. We have the bill right here to end this all today. But they don't want to, because they like pursuing and continuing to enact an unfair electoral landscape.""
Virginia's mid-decade redistricting plan is expected to add four Democratic representatives to Congress, prompting anger from Republicans. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dismissed their outrage, stating that Republicans have resisted efforts to ban partisan gerrymandering for a decade. She pointed out that the GOP has historically engaged in gerrymandering to their advantage. Ocasio-Cortez emphasized that the Democratic Party is now standing up against unfair electoral practices, challenging the Republican Party to reconsider their stance on gerrymandering.
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