SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California hearing on Democrats’ redistricting effort turned into a shouting match Tuesday. A Republican lawmaker pressed for answers over a partisan plan aimed at winning Democrats five more House seats. He argues that California should spend money on other issues such as health care instead. California’s plan is a counter to a similar effort by Texas Republicans that President Donald Trump pushed for. California Republicans on Tuesday filed an emergency petition to the state Supreme Court to try to stop Democrats’ plan. Democrats advanced the proposal anyway. They have supermajorities in both houses and don’t need any Republican vote to approve their plan.
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