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.