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"I think it’s time we the women of the Senate say what we want to say."
"Efforts to influence maps to benefit a particular candidacy should be avoided."
"Why are we not using every tool at our disposal to send more Republicans to Washington?"
While the congressional redistricting lines have yet to be drawn, the fissures among Republican senators became even wider Monday.
The House's proposed congressional redistricting map passed out of the lower chamber in an 86-67 vote earlier this week.
There are eight GOP incumbent House members whose seats are drawn together under the new map.
The House third read and passed the redistricting bill — with the only changes being made in committee — in an 86-67 vote.
Ultimately, the version worked on in the House Redistricting Committee was perfected in an 84-60 vote.
An attempt to put forth a 7-1 map in favor of Republicans failed when the speaker ruled in favor of a Democrat's point of order.