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Beto O'Rourke: “So we are having a really hard time not even treading water, but just not sinking all together.”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
So we are having a really hard time not even treading water, but just not sinking all together.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke highlights the challenges faced by the VA in filling positions.

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