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Beto O'Rourke is an American politician and businessman currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, a position he has held since January 2021. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. O'Rourke is known for his progressive policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, education, and gun control. He gained national attention during his 2018 Senate campaign against incumbent Ted Cruz, where he emphasized grassroots fundraising and mobilizing young voters.
Meaning that if we had not deregulated, if we had instead connected to the rest of the national electricity grid, if we had required weatherization, investing more in people instead of profits, and if we allowed for some excess capacity…
When our public servants are not getting it done, then the people are the lead. And we`ve got to make sure that we follow that example.
But let’s learn from this, let’s improve the electricity grid we have here and let’s put people in positions of power who actually care for those that they represent and swear that they serve.
Thankfully there are volunteers who are going out there and doing the job the government should do.
It`s still really tough for a lot of people, unfortunately. You mentioned at the top of your show, we have more than 7 million Texans under a boil water notice right now in communities like San Antonio and Houston, Texas, the fourth…
I think we need to have a mandate to weatherize all power generation across Texas. We need to incentivize additional capacity for storms and natural disasters like these that because of climate change are only going to become more…
In Ted Cruz, you have someone who actually tried to overthrow the government and overturn a lawfully, legitimately, democratically decided election.
I think what you have is people who are in government who don`t believe in government at a time that we all need government to work. And in Ted Cruz, you have someone who actually tried to overthrow the government and overturn a lawfully…
We are nearing a failed state in Texas and it has nothing to do with God or natural disasters. It has everything to do with the leadership and those in positions of public trust who have failed us.
You have a state government that literally does not believe that climate change is taking place and is not protecting those who are most vulnerable.
If there`s no accountability, if there`s no justice for the lies that are being trafficked by those who are in positions of public trust, then you can bet that this will continue. We will lose lives, we will lose our way of life, and we…
Last thing, Anderson, you also have state leadership that doesn't believe in climate change.
No, there's been complete Republican control of the State of Texas for 20 years.
I think nuclear is part of the portfolio that gets us to a carbon neutral America as soon as we possibly can.
These are all decisions made by Greg Abbott, Rick Perry, their predecessors and other statewide elected Republicans.
Coming up next, a closer look at the people left in the cold and the officials who are supposed to be looking out for them and not spreading falsehoods about the problem, former Democratic presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Beto…
The real problem was with coal, gas, and, to some degree, nuclear, frozen instruments and frozen supply lines.
It`s worse than you are hearing from everything that I`ve learned from reaching out to the people that I`ve met across the 254 counties of Texas. Folks have gone days now without electricity or water at the homes.
We are nearing a failed state in Texas. And it has nothing to do with God or natural disasters. It has everything to do with the leadership and those in positions of public trust who have failed us.
Ted Cruz is guilty of trying to overturn a lawfully decided election, of helping to incite a violent insurrection that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a police officer and of pursuing sedition for his own political gain…
And so not only must Donald Trump face consequences, either resign or be impeached, and there must be a vote on impeachment.
The Texas voter has overcome all of that. And I think that bodes very well for election night tomorrow.
A Biden victory averts Trump prematurely illegally claiming victory or trying to contest this in the courts or any number of other things he will do to retain his purchase in power.
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