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Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) and Congressman Allred (TX-32) joined local public health care experts and advocates to unveil the Baby Box and Maternal Assistance Act of 2019 (H.R. 4201).
DALLAS -- Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today announced his ‘North Texas First’ District Work Period schedule.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) led an effort urging U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to act on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released the following statement after voting for the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Colin Allred (D-TX) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) today announced joint district visits to Northeast Ohio and North Texas for the congressmen to learn about problems facing each district and how best they can work together and with other members on both sides of the aisle to find meaningful bipartisan solutions.
Washington, D.C. – A bipartisan letter led by Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) and Congressman Ron Wright (TX-06) was sent to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urging quick action in regards to moving forward on a Veterans Affairs health clinic in Garland.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), today voted for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (NDAA) which included two Allred led amendments that will help bring research investment to Texas universities. The bill authorizes funding for the United States military’s operations, programs and personnel.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today joined colleagues in the House and Senate to tell the stories of people across America that would be harmed if the Trump Administration's lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act is successful.
Richardson, Texas – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released a report detailing his first six months working for the people of the 32nd Congressional District of Texas.
DALLAS – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released the following statement after news that Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) received $60.76 million in U.S. Department of Transportation grants:
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Colin Allred came to Capitol Hill in January as a recently elected Democrat congressman from North Texas touting a balanced perspective on partisanship.
“There are reasonable folks on both sides of the aisle who are sincerely just trying to move their communities forward.” Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R) Ohio said last night.
Representative Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio’s 16th Congressional District held a bipartisan town hall Thursday with Representative Colin Allred of Texas’ 32nd district.
The former Baylor, Scott and White hospital in Garland may provide another healthcare option for veterans if a bipartisan group of North Texas Congress members gets their way.
The signs that line the entrance are all stripped. The building facade is bare. What was once Baylor Scott & White Garland is now an empty building.
The medical center closed earlier this year and is looking for a new owner.
A group of 14 House Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi today urging her to bring a vote by the end of the year on USMCA, President Trump's renegotiated trade deal with Canada and Mexico.
The list:
- Colin Allred (D-Texas)
Freshman Reps. Colin Allred and Anthony Gonzalez are using their shared background as NFL players to demonstrate bipartisanship in a deeply divided Congress.
Freshman U.S. representatives Colin Allred, D-Texas, and Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, may be members of opposites parties but they both have a lot in common.
They both are new to Congress, new dads and are former NFL players.
The congressmen are working together on a bipartisan effort to change the conversation in Washington D.C.
A new clinic in Garland could lower the average wait time at veterans’ health facilities in the area and would provide a new, more accessible location for veterans who live on the northern side of the Metroplex, said Rep. Ron Wright, an Arlington Republican who helped write the letter with Rep. Colin Allred, a Dallas-area Democrat.
They played on rival teams in the National Football League. They’re members of rival political parties in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman Colin Allred, who represents parts of Garland, and both Republican and Democratic congressional colleagues from North Texas recently sent a letter to the VA secretary. It said the recently-closed Baylor Hospital in Garland can be donated and retrofitted as a VA clinic.