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Colin Allred: “We had a vote in the United States Congress to provide…”

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

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The Texas Debate 2024 (Full)_ Ted Cruz and Colin Allred make cases to represent Texas in U.S. Senate

Published | Video Starts at 35:07

Senator, thank you for that. Congressman, you have 66. We have to talk about this because there was a vote. It's not about talking. It's about action. We had a vote in the United States Congress to provide military funding and aid to Israel, to Ukraine, to Taiwan, to address humanitarian issues in Gaza and around the world. Part of that aid package was $5 billion in. In the interceptors that were used in the Iron Dome to prevent the Iranian rockets that just rained down Israel a couple of weeks ago. (35:07–35:20)

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Asserts that Congress voted on a package for military funding and humanitarian aid.

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