'House Democrats are standing up': Texas lawmaker defends leaving state to block GOP

Briana Lupea

State Rep. Ann Johnson, D-Texas, is among the dozens of state Democrats that took refuge in Illinois to deny quorum to Republican efforts to add as many as five congressional seats to their map. Gov. Greg Abbott is now threatening to remove these Democrats from office. Rep. Johnson joins Morning Joe to discuss. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.msnbc.com/ » Subscribe to MSNBC: https://www.youtube.com/msnbc » Subscribe to MSNBC on