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Beto O'Rourke: “Thank you. Ms. Melvin, you talked about longstanding institutional deficiencies and I think in your last statement you…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Thank you. Ms. Melvin, you talked about longstanding institutional deficiencies and I think in your last statement you helped to define what those are.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke acknowledges Melvin's insights on institutional deficiencies.

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