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Mary Gonzalez: “We haven't spent money on our electrical grid.”

Featuring: Mary Gonzalez, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 75

Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall

Published June 17, 2021 | Video Starts at 01:39

But the other part of it is I think we should have a conversation about where are we spending our resources. Right. We have very serious issues. We haven't spent money in higher education institutions, facilities. We haven't spent money on our electrical grid. We have huge payments when it comes to unemployment. There's still a large gap, gap in health care. (01:39–01:42)

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Asserts that Texas has not spent money on the electrical grid.

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“We have a very serious electrical grid issue happening right now that requires additional investment.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 00:28-00:36
“We haven't spent money in higher education institutions, facilities.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 01:35-01:40
“We have huge payments when it comes to unemployment.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 01:42-01:46
“There's still a large gap, gap in health care.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 01:45-01:50
“You can make a request of the Legislative Budget Board to move appropriations between the bienniums and the interim.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 02:29-02:37
“The governor has no oversight when he declares something a disaster.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 03:22-03:26
“He's declared the border disaster but not declaring our current electrical situation a disaster.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 03:27-03:34
“The TDCJ has done a lot to ensure to make sure that we are taking care of our inmates.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 05:17-05:25
“The state getting involved in the federal issue [of border security] is problematic.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 05:24-05:30
“We spent months deliberating over the budget, making sure that we were making smart and responsible decisions.”
Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez Talks Gov. Abbott's Move To Build Border Wall | Uploaded June 17, 2021 | 06:12-06:20