Colin Allred

You know this is -- the biggest divide in our, Lawrence, in my opinion isn`t between the parties and between ideologies. It`s between folks who believe in democracy and those who don`t.

This is one of the most dangerous periods for our democracy in our history, you know, period. We had one of the worst attacks on our democracy on January 6. I was on the House floor when that happened. And now we have state after state…

I think you will see a Democratic Congress looking to limit a Democratic President right now.

What we`re seeing I think in the recent spat of laws is the most severe restrictions put on the right to vote really since the days of Jim Crow, and just like in the days of Jim Crow, we are seeing politicians using the guise of election…

To -- during this crisis, to have the arrogance and callousness to think that this is a good time to go on vacation, as Senator Cruz did, also as our attorney general did, he was in Utah.

We want to make sure we set a national standard. It should be fair. It has to be something that inspires confidence in the American people, certainly. But let`s be very clear, voter fraud is not a large risk for our country. The risk that…

Well, first of all, we understand that renewable energy makes up about 10% of the Texas power system. And so while every single form of energy has gone offline during this crisis, it`s certainly not the fault of renewable energy that we`re…

And so we have to make sure that we`re prepared for these weather events, and not try to find these political games that we can play who we`re going to blame this on, and actually look into what happened, make sure that we protect people.

If there is no accountability, if there is no justice for the lives that are being trafficked by those in positions of public trust, then you can bet that this will continue.

There needs to be a changing of the guard. There need to be folks put in place who will try and protect Texans.

We are facing a real crisis here in Dallas where folks are worried about things like hypothermia, a carbon monoxide poisoning. We have some folks who`ve been without power since Sunday night. We don`t have I think an accurate idea of when…

There is nothing more serious and no more higher responsibility for a state government, for a federal government than to protect the lives of your citizens.

We have Texans who are burning their furniture, who are burning and breaking down their fences for warmth and for light.

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 804, which I was inadvertently put on. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

I want to speak to the people of north Texas, many of whom are under Stay Home, Stay Safe orders from smart leaders like Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson. I know many of you are frightened. I have heard from…

As I was absent from the House chamber, I submit the following vote explanation. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 79 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 80. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

the Global Child Thrive Act, introduced by my fellow Texan, Congressman Castro, takes an important step forward in coordinating U.S. interagency efforts.

H. Res. 752, introduced by my esteemed colleague and friend, Ted Deutch, supports the rights of the Iranian people to free expression.

If there is no consequence for that evasion, then the regulation doesn't matter.

I strongly believe that Boeing's open defiance of FAA requirements in knowingly delivering airplanes without it is both a legal and an ethical issue.

It is the concealment, it is the purposeful concealment that bothers so many of us, with an obvious financial drive behind it.

This is about catastrophic design flaw, and regulatory failure that has caused us to lose hundreds of lives.

They have canceled 9,500 flights in the last quarter alone--that is American, alone.

Industry capture of safety regulation in any area is not only dangerous to the public, it is bad business.

How will you compensate the airlines and their employees who have lost so much due to your negligence?