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Beto O'Rourke: “Chris, this is the energy capital of the world. And you have far worse weather in other parts of America. You don`t see…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
Chris, this is the energy capital of the world. And you have far worse weather in other parts of America. You don`t see these kinds of outages. You don`t see this many millions losing power. And you certainly don`t see Americans freezing to death in their own homes or dying of carbon monoxide poisoning, or starting fires in their apartment to keep warm and then burning to death as a result.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Beto O`Rourke criticizes the Texas power grid failures and the governor's handling of the situation during severe weather.

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