JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Special Committee on redistricting heard from state lawmakers Thursday on what they thought of the state legislature changing the congressional districts.

Emotions were high on the second day of the Special Session.

The proposed "Missouri First" congressional map, consisting of all eight districts in the state, would give Republicans a shot at adding a congressional district, making it easier for the state's delegation to be seven in Washington, DC, as opposed to the current six.

Specifically, the Missouri 5th Congressional District, represented by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, is being targeted by the Republican led state legislature.

"If we continue down this road representative of dividing communities for partisan gain only, other states will follow, and do you

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