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March 13, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today announced his team members will begin to work remotely, and his physical office locations in Richardson and Washington, D.C. will be temporarily closed to the public. 

March 10, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the life of Holocaust survivor and longtime Dallas resident Jack Repp. The resolution recounts his life and his survival after being forced to work in a labor camp in Radom, and how he endured being imprisoned in the Auschwitz and Dachau Concentration Camps. 

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March 4, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today voted for the bipartisan Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding to combat the coronavirus epidemic.

February 29, 2020 Casework Success Stories

When the company Richard worked for was bought by a new company, they paid for a new health care plan for him. Because he was receiving private health insurance, Richard decided to halt his Medicare part A and B coverage.

February 29, 2020 Casework Success Stories

When Tekola’s employer reported his income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), they made a significant mistake by adding multiple extra decimals that resulted in them overreporting his income by millions. 

February 19, 2020 Press Release

Garland, Texas – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) hosted a roundtable in Garland with North Texas education leaders, businesses and labor leaders.

February 5, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today announced he earned a 100 from the Humane Society Legislative Fund for his voting record on animal rights, according to the organization’s 2019 legislative scorecard.

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January 31, 2020 Casework Success Stories

After Betty’s husband passed, she and her family applied for survivor’s benefits with aid and attendance from the VA for his service. Betty was now living in an assisted living facility and needed the money to pay for her care.

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January 31, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today announced that his guest for the State of the Union will be Garland resident, Shane Thompson.

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January 30, 2020 Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) today released the following statement after voting in favor of two bipartisan measures; one that would repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq, and one that would prohibit the use of federal funds for military action against Iran unless Congress has declared war.

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June 27, 2019 In The News

After a scare in practice, Dallas Rep. Colin Allred rallied from an injury Wednesday night to play for the Democrats in the annual congressional charity baseball game. 

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June 24, 2019 In The News

Democrats were thrilled to see Rep. Colin Allred win a Dallas congressional district last year, but not only because he ousted longtime congressman Pete Sessions.

They’re counting on the former NFL linebacker and Hillcrest High center fielder to lead them to glory in Wednesday’s annual charity congressional baseball game.

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June 20, 2019 In The News

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred yesterday gave a minute of his time to honor outgoing Mayor Mike Rawlings in front of Congress.

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June 13, 2019 In The News

 There's another freshman to watch this week: Rep. Colin Allred, the Dallas Democrat who ousted veteran Rep. Pete Sessions. Republicans will do their best to win back the seat next year, which made it pretty much a no-brainer for him to help lead the resistance to a congressional pay raise.

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June 12, 2019 In The News

“I want to know whether or not Congress was kept in the dark,” said Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas. “It seems like ... an attempt just basically to circumvent Congress because we did not agree with the decision to sell these arms to Saudi Arabia.”

June 12, 2019 In The News

“I want to know whether Congress was kept in the dark,” said Representative Colin Allred, Democrat of Texas. “If that decision was reached before we were briefed, I want to know why we weren’t told about it.”

June 10, 2019 In The News

A still life painting by Wylie High School student Zachary Martinez won the District 32 Congressional Art Competition and will hang in the office of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in Washington, D.C.

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June 7, 2019 In The News

On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, continues to criticize the 2017 tax overhaul, saying that it had “a lot of mistakes” and was “sloppily done.” But he said the “retail glitch” is “something, just in terms of fairness, that needs to be fixed.”

June 7, 2019 In The News

Allred said Texas will be “uniquely harmed” by the tariffs and hinted that damage is already being done. 

June 5, 2019 In The News

Many Texas Democrats have ripped into Trump over his Mexico levies. Dallas Rep. Colin Allred said Wednesday, for instance, that "hard-working Texans cannot be asked to bear the brunt of a costly and unnecessary trade war that will not solve our problems or address our broken immigration system."

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