Texas Democrats' escape to block voting bill will cost around $1.5M, legislator says.
will cost Texas Democrats north of $1 million, according to the state legislator leading the fundraising effort.
Walle said the pair of private charter jets the majority of legislators took to Washington cost more than $100,000, while housing, food and other transportation costs will make up the bulk of other expenses.without a fundraising plan. No taxpayer dollars are being spent on the trip, and the House Democratic Caucus and other caucuses within the party, including the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, have used existing funds to cover costs so far, caucus and staff members said.
The fight for voting rights is personal, he said. Texas has"a long, dark history" of blocking voters of color from getting access to the ballot box —"people like my grandfather, who is 91 and had to pay a poll tax," he said. The group is working to keep things on a budget. Day 3 was the first morning that included hot food for breakfast — earning cheers from the members sick of bagels, the caucus staffer said.Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke's voting rights group, Powered by People, said it raised more than a half-million dollars in the first 48 hours of the legislators' trip, with more than 14,000 donations.
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