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Colin Allred: “We went three weeks without even having a speaker for the…”

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

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FULL INTERVIEW U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred

Published | Video Starts at 07:40

And we're going through a congressional session right now, which is one of the least productive Congresses in American history because it's so full of rancor in the House. We went three weeks without even having a speaker for the first time. We've experienced insurrection. We've been through so much. To me, it's now time to heal some of these divisions and remind us of our shared and common values as Texans. (07:40–07:44)

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