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Colin Allred: “D.C. has a strong argument for statehood.”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Colin Allred talks border, abortion, economy and how he plans to unseat Senator Cruz.

Published | Video Starts at 25:17

When it comes to statehood and things like that, for Puerto Rico in particular, that's their decision. And I think we can talk. There's some complicated cross currents there that we can talk about. I do think that D.C. has a strong argument for statehood. but I also hope that this could be something that is bipartisan. And I think that if we are going to go down this road, that we should do it … (25:17–25:21)

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Asserts that Washington, D.C. has a compelling case for becoming a state.

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