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Colin Allred: “Ted Cruz has had twelve years and he's refused to help us…”

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

Colin Allred skipped Kamala Harris interview, attacks Ted Cruz on border policies

Published August 31, 2024 | Video Starts at 06:46

My family's from Brownsville at the very tip of Texas. My grandfather was a customs officer there. It's personal for me. I want to make sure that we solve this. Ted Cruz has had twelve years and he's refused to help us solve issues at the border. When I'm there, I will, we'll do it in a bipartisan way and we'll get it done. The border issue is a big deal for San Antonio. (06:46–06:51)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz has not addressed border issues during his twelve-year tenure.

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“I was also proud to work with Senator John Cornyn on the Bipartisan Safer Communities act.”
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“Ted Cruz voted no [on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act].”
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“He [Ted Cruz] helped tank the bill that would have helped us secure our southern border.”
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“The bipartisan border deal that Senator Cruz voted against would have helped us hire more border patrol agents, more immigration judges, and…”
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“On January 6, while Ted Cruz was whipping up the mob after he'd gone around the country lying about the election.”
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“140 [Capitol police officers] were injured that day [January 6].”
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“Several [police officers] died as a result of the actions that day [January 6].”
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“This is a federal responsibility, and when we don't act at the federal level, we leave a vacuum.”
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“What we also had in that bipartisan Senate bill was funding to help provide funds for these communities for some of the expenses that they…”
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“San Antonio would have been a beneficiary of that [bipartisan Senate bill].”
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“Our border communities would [also] be a beneficiary of that [bipartisan Senate bill].”
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“When you take down a bill like that, you are also hurting our local communities, even if you're not directly on the border.”
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“All of this, is a function of having a border that's not entirely secure and having federal policy that's not aligned with helping us here…”
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