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Beto O'Rourke: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the members of the panel and the men and women who work in the agencies that…”

On the recordApril 11, 2013
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the members of the panel and the men and women who work in the agencies that you represent for the work that all of you do, work that is critical in ensuring that El Paso remains the country's safest city; work that is important in protecting and enhancing our way of life as one of the world's largest binational communities, and absolutely work that is absolutely critical to protecting the economy.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke acknowledges the importance of agency work for safety and economic protection in El Paso.

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