California Democrats unveiled legislation Monday to move forward with their plan to counter a Republican redistricting proposal in Texas with new congressional maps in the Golden State.

"We decided as a delegation that we could not just stand there and allow [President] Trump to distort the next election, and continue to harm the people who we represent. And so we have worked to try and identify a map that is consistent with the goals that we believe in," Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said at a press conference.

Lofgren confirmed that Democrats have identified five GOP-held seats that could, if the maps are adopted, flip into the Democrats' column. A draft of the map dropped Friday.

"Unlike the Republicans in Texas, we're........

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