Lauren Egan
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Okay, how many people actually live in Davidson County? All right, okay. Now, who lives in Justin's district? All right, all right. You've got some constituents in the room, okay. Well, thanks everyone for being here. Thank you for being here. I wanna start off with just what's been going on in the state over the past few weeks.
Okay, how many people actually live in Davidson County? All right, okay. Now, who lives in Justin's district? All right, all right. You've got some constituents in the room, okay. Well, thanks everyone for being here. Thank you for being here. I wanna start off with just what's been going on in the state over the past few weeks.
Okay, how many people actually live in Davidson County? All right, okay. Now, who lives in Justin's district? All right, all right. You've got some constituents in the room, okay. Well, thanks everyone for being here. Thank you for being here. I wanna start off with just what's been going on in the state over the past few weeks.
The ICE raids, I'm sure most of you in the room have heard about those. Talk to me about what happened in your district a few weeks ago and what your initial reaction was when you got that first phone call that there was these ICE raids going on, about 500 people get pulled over, 200 arrested. What was your reaction?
The ICE raids, I'm sure most of you in the room have heard about those. Talk to me about what happened in your district a few weeks ago and what your initial reaction was when you got that first phone call that there was these ICE raids going on, about 500 people get pulled over, 200 arrested. What was your reaction?
The ICE raids, I'm sure most of you in the room have heard about those. Talk to me about what happened in your district a few weeks ago and what your initial reaction was when you got that first phone call that there was these ICE raids going on, about 500 people get pulled over, 200 arrested. What was your reaction?
We'll get to that, too. We will get to that.
We'll get to that, too. We will get to that.
We'll get to that, too. We will get to that.
You mentioned Andy Ogles. And the other Justin mentioned his press conference that he had over the holiday weekend. And I want to read this tweet that he posted. He tweeted, and this is at our mayor, Freddie O'Connell, who, of course, he's now saying he wants a congressional investigation into how the mayor handled these ICE raids.
You mentioned Andy Ogles. And the other Justin mentioned his press conference that he had over the holiday weekend. And I want to read this tweet that he posted. He tweeted, and this is at our mayor, Freddie O'Connell, who, of course, he's now saying he wants a congressional investigation into how the mayor handled these ICE raids.
You mentioned Andy Ogles. And the other Justin mentioned his press conference that he had over the holiday weekend. And I want to read this tweet that he posted. He tweeted, and this is at our mayor, Freddie O'Connell, who, of course, he's now saying he wants a congressional investigation into how the mayor handled these ICE raids.
He tweeted, if you're helping violent gangs destroy Tennessee by obstructing ICE, you belong behind bars. What can local officials do in this situation to help the immigrant community when you have someone like Ogles tweeting that at our mayor?
He tweeted, if you're helping violent gangs destroy Tennessee by obstructing ICE, you belong behind bars. What can local officials do in this situation to help the immigrant community when you have someone like Ogles tweeting that at our mayor?
He tweeted, if you're helping violent gangs destroy Tennessee by obstructing ICE, you belong behind bars. What can local officials do in this situation to help the immigrant community when you have someone like Ogles tweeting that at our mayor?
You mentioned that democratic power in the South. We're sitting in the South right now, and I think everyone in this room probably knows something very interesting has been going on in the South over the past few years. There are a lot of people moving to the region. I'm a transplant. You are a transplant. We love a good transplant in Nashville.
You mentioned that democratic power in the South. We're sitting in the South right now, and I think everyone in this room probably knows something very interesting has been going on in the South over the past few years. There are a lot of people moving to the region. I'm a transplant. You are a transplant. We love a good transplant in Nashville.
You mentioned that democratic power in the South. We're sitting in the South right now, and I think everyone in this room probably knows something very interesting has been going on in the South over the past few years. There are a lot of people moving to the region. I'm a transplant. You are a transplant. We love a good transplant in Nashville.
But that's going to have political ramifications for the country. In the coming years, the whole South is going to probably gain a few congressional seats. And that means that if Democrats ever want to control the House again, if a Democratic president ever wants to get elected after the 2030 census, they're going to have to make some real serious inroads in the South.
But that's going to have political ramifications for the country. In the coming years, the whole South is going to probably gain a few congressional seats. And that means that if Democrats ever want to control the House again, if a Democratic president ever wants to get elected after the 2030 census, they're going to have to make some real serious inroads in the South.