Rep. Colin Allred tells Lawrence O’Donnell that millions in Texas remain without power and heat in freezing weather because Republicans chose not to weatherize the Texas power grid to handle winter storms “and it’s costing lives.” He says there needs to be accountability for a “state government that is leaving its people to their own devices.” Aired on 02/18/2021.
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Texas Congressman: ‘This Was Foreseeable. We Knew This Storm Was Coming’ | The Last Word | MSNBC
Anti-science, anti-regulation, anti- investment = 3rd world human disaster. Houston, Texas has a problem.
I mean, they DID want the state to be whiter….
They were told to upgrade and winterize back in 2011
But with no regulations in place to enforce such action – you end up with the mess you have now.
This is what “small government” looks like. Think twice before falling for GOP lies again, Texans!
TEXAS Leadership in question…..🙊🙉🙈🎱
The citizens of Texas needs to sue the governor of Texas in all who is in charge for the actions that they take in office concerning the people of Texas
The world is starting to see the USA as a third world country. Where the rich elite hoard the wealth and the average citizen is treated like dirt. And they applaud them for it🤷🏼
absolutely.
it’s a backwards society. the people should have more power
It is the same here in Britain, all the decisions are made by the rich to enrich themselves even more and screw the rest of us.
Whatever you do, dont bother impeaching, that doesnt work. Wait 100 years for someone to change the laws.
Bet California, the state Texans love to criticize and demonize, is looking pretty good to them right now. 😂 At least we still have electricity!
Foreseeable especially since this exact same thing happened in 1989 and 2011 A federal report even recommended steps including installing heating elements around pipes and increasing the amount of reserve power available before storms, noting many of those same warnings were issued after similar blackouts 22 years earlier and had gone unheeded
Do anyone remember California and Puerto Rico.
and the tweets/videos from Texas law makers mocking and attacking them for it. Yes, yes they do.
Ted Cruz got $2 million from oil lobbyists in 2016. How much did Perry and Abbott get?
#ERCOT AUDIT & ACTION REQ’D.
Power Providers, facilities, equipment, pipelines, power lines, processes & protocols, methodologies, and quality.
The person who fell and the other person who was in no haste to help. 😞
– TEXAS
Instead of staying in Texas and helping people out, Ted Cruz is currently in Cancun Mexico. 🤔
Elections matter, vote these Republicans OUT of office.
They should have placed him on no.fly list and let him scale the wall and walk back.
Just wait till we get hit with a solar flare and we get that geo magnetic storm that absolutely nobody is educated about n that makes me sick
Texans should call for teddy’s resignation immediately upon returning to Texas from Cancun; at the airport!
Example of a state controlled by the Trumpism cult.
Seems the GOP’s is deliberately trying to eradicate the mid and lower class, literally.
“Time for Texas to tough it out and pull themselves up through sheer determination.” said Ted Cruz on his way to vacation in Mexico.
🙄