Wiley Nickel Promotes Bill That 'Has The Potential To Double The Number Of Competitive House Seats'

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During remarks on the House floor, Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-NC) urged passage of his bill, the Fair Maps Act.

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00:00Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:05Last week I joined the all-veteran group to raise awareness and draw attention to my bill,

00:09the Fair Maps Act, by skydiving from 14,000 feet in Cumberland County, North Carolina,

00:16just outside of Fort Liberty.

00:17I was proud to elevate the issue of partisan gerrymandering to new heights and call out

00:23the need for fair maps in North Carolina and across the country.

00:28My bill, the Fair Maps Act, combats partisan gerrymandering by establishing independent,

00:34nonpartisan redistricting commissions in every state.

00:37The Fair Maps Act has the potential to double the number of competitive House seats if signed

00:42into law.

00:43That is a big deal.

00:45In North Carolina and across the country, partisan gerrymandering has been used as a

00:50tool by politicians to manipulate the outcomes with surgical precision.

00:56Gerrymandering disenfranchises voters and leads to hyper-partisanship.

01:00It's the main reason we are on track to be the least productive Congress in our nation's

01:04history.

01:05Listen, folks, it's simple.

01:07Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around.

01:10While my name won't be on the ballot this year, I'm not giving up or going out quietly.

01:14I'm going to do everything I can to fight for fair maps, end partisan gerrymandering,

01:18and protect the right to vote for every single North Carolinian.

Wiley Nickel Promotes Bill That 'Has The Potential To Double The Number Of Competitive House Seats'

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