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Beto O'Rourke: “I think in the interest of the taxpayer and accountability and transparency it is one that we should have to go through…”

On the recordApril 14, 2015
I think in the interest of the taxpayer and accountability and transparency it is one that we should have to go through as painful as today has been.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke emphasizes the need for accountability in appropriations for the VA.

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