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Colin Allred: “I have supported D.C. statehood.”

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

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Democratic candidate for Texas 33rd Congressional District Colin Allred discusses his campaign

Published | Video Starts at 21:10

Some Democrats want to increase the number of Supreme Court justices on the highest court and also make Puerto rico and Washington, D.C. states. Yeah. Do you agree with that? I mean, I have supported D.C. statehood. I think Puerto Rican statehood is different. That's up to the people of Puerto Rico. And they've had several votes around that. And it's complicated, let's be very clear. (21:10–21:13)

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