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Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez is forming a committee on congressional redistricting following a Florida Supreme Court ruling and President Trump's call for a new census.
Trump's call for a census excluding undocumented immigrants and DeSantis' support for redistricting raise legal and logistical questions.
Hours after President Donald Trump called for a new census, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez said he’s setting up a new redistricting committee.
The moves could be the first steps towards an unprecedented mid-decade redrawing of congressional maps in Florida – something Democrats say is a naked power grab designed to generate more Republican seats in the U.S. House.
In an Aug. 7 memo, Perez said he’s setting up a "Select Committee on Congressional Redistri