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Colin Allred: “This is something that the federal regulators had mentioned…”

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

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State of Texas interview - Rep. Colin Allred.

Published | Video Starts at 11:16

I wish that our state elected officials had been more focused on that ahead of time. We had warnings about this. This is something that the federal regulators had mentioned could happen. Based on some previous experiences that we had. This did not come out of the blue, but due to, I think, inaction at the state level, it did happen. (11:16–11:21)

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Claims federal regulators warned about the potential for a crisis like the 2021 winter storm.

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