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Colin Allred: “Ted Cruz, when he had the opportunity, said, we don't need a…”

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 07:45

For more immigration judges, for more Border patrol personnel, for more asylum personnel, for technology to catch fentanyl, for money, for communities along the border impacted by what's been happening there. It was a serious attempt. And Ted Cruz, when he had the opportunity, said, we don't need a border bill, and he took it down. And he did it because he'd rather run on the issue than. And what does that actually mean? It means that you think you're more important than Texas. (07:45–07:50)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz opposed and took down a border security bill.

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