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Beto O'Rourke: I think you have put your finger, Congressman, on an important issue, and we have to think about the costs and benefits…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2014
I think you have put your finger, Congressman, on an important issue, and we have to think about the costs and benefits of how we intervene.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke emphasizes the need to consider intervention costs and benefits.

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