Ted Cruz and Colin Allred Face Off in Only Debate in Texas Senate Race

TIME

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate Tuesday night, trading attacks over abortion and immigration in a closely watched race that could help determine which party wins control of the U.S. Senate.

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00:00And in my view, you know, Congressman Allred is happy to talk about those who committed

00:04acts of violence on January 6th, but you don't hear him talking about the Antifa and Black

00:08Lives Matter riots that burned cities across this country.

00:12If you commit an act of violence, you should go to jail, and there should be no political

00:17favoritism in that regard.

00:18I took off my suit jacket, and I was prepared to defend the House floor from the mob.

00:24At the same time, after he'd gone around the country lying about the election, after he'd

00:27been the architect of the attempt to overthrow that election, when that mob came, Senator

00:31Cruz was hiding in a supply closet.

00:33And that's okay.

00:34I don't want him to get hurt by the mob, I really don't.

00:37This election is his accountability.

00:39You cannot just be patriotic when your side wins.

00:42Senator Cruz just called himself pro-life.

00:45You're not.

00:46You're not pro-life.

00:47It's not pro-life to deny women care so long that they can't have children anymore.

00:52It's not pro-life to force a victim of rape to carry their rapist's baby.

00:56It's not pro-life that our maternal mortality rate has skyrocketed up by 56 percent.

01:00That's not pro-life, Senator.

01:01Congressman Allred has voted to tell you, a mother at home, you have no right to know

01:06if your daughter's getting an abortion.

01:08That's an extreme position.

01:10And I can tell you, the overwhelming majority of Texans do not agree with Congressman Allred's

01:15extreme position against parental rights, against the rights of a mom and dad to be

01:20with their daughter in a horrific and challenging time.

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