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Colin Allred

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Colin Zachary Allred is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 32nd congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Allred has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic opportunity for his constituents. He has been active in advocating for policies that support working families and promote community development.

Quotes by year · 2019–2026168 total · peak 2021 (53)
2019: 42 quotes2020: 1 quote2021: 53 quotes2022: 26 quotes2023: 14 quotes2024: 9 quotes2025: 18 quotes2026: 5 quotes
Jul 29, 2022

The plan here was to create chaos and to try and use whatever method they could to muddy the waters enough to try and pull off what they knew was against the law.

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Jul 25, 2022

The fact that we are having this much of a complicated conversation about the Electoral College is the best example of why we should just get rid of the dang thing.

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Jul 25, 2022

The attempt to overturn that election is being done at the state level. It`s being done through voter suppression.

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Jul 25, 2022

The most important thing we can do, Ayman, is to make sure these folks don`t become governor.

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Jul 25, 2022

You actually believe in America democracy and not try to overturn it, after the ballot.

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Jul 25, 2022

The most important election in American history is this next one and the one after that, because there is a concentrated effort that is going on that we saw culminate on January 6th.

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Apr 13, 2022

I hope so. I certainly know that my colleagues from Florida on the Democratic side are going to be pushing for that. We should bring this back up. This judge deserves to be honored in this way.

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Apr 13, 2022

This is a man who is worthy of being remembered, a man who is worthy of being honored. But my colleagues in the house on the Republican side, obviously pursuing some kind of different agenda than when I think many of us have been pursuing…

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Apr 13, 2022

I don`t think I can convince you have that. I just want to say that`s because of votes like judge factors that we`re having a conversation right now. That I became an attorney, I was able to serve in Congress from a state in the south…

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Apr 5, 2022

I think we need to continue to build kind of a wall of our democratic allies, partners, and the economies that we can bring to the table in this region.

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Apr 5, 2022

I see it as also part of a deterrent strategy with China as important as it is for us to continue to shift our resources to the Pacific.

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Apr 5, 2022

I think there's a lot of concern over our withdrawal from TPP and where we were going to go.

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Apr 1, 2022

It`s a civil rights issue. Drug use is equal across racial groups. So we see only certain groups being prosecuted under it.

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Apr 1, 2022

Well, 37 states, the District of Columbia, medical marijuana. Eight states plus D.C., they don`t use recreational use as legally. We got to bring the federal government into line with that.

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Apr 1, 2022

I hope that other judges will see Judge Walker’s ruling, and follow it.

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Apr 1, 2022

Our democracy is at risk and it’s under attack.

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Jan 21, 2022

I think it`s the right idea. And we talked about this before, Jonathan. I don`t think there should be a substitute for making it easier to vote in the first place.

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Jan 21, 2022

Well, I respect Senator Manchin. I`ve spoken with him before about what`s happening here in Texas. But he`s wrong that the government is just going to be able to stand behind every voter and these laws are not going to have an impact.

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Jan 21, 2022

I think we need to understand that the courts are not going to save us.

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Jan 20, 2022

Before I give my speech on voting rights, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Correa). Honoring the Life and Memory of Manuel T. Padilla

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Jan 13, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, this should be a bipartisan vote. The right to vote has been reauthorized, and the Voting Rights Act has been reauthorized overwhelmingly by bipartisan majorities in this House, and…

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Jan 6, 2022

Had those officers not held that line. I would not have met my son Cameron.

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Dec 29, 2021

I`m always going to say that I`m opposed to gerrymandering. And that I think that voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around.

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Dec 29, 2021

The mask is off really since the big lie and even before that. The mask is off. Whether it is Rand Paul saying that we basically shouldn`t help people who can vote, vote.

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Dec 29, 2021

You know, in Texas, I really feel like across the country, you know, Republicans shouldn`t fear people coming out to vote. We should just have our elections. Let, you know, the chips fall where they may.

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