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Beto O'Rourke: “This is a political ploy on the part of the governor, but the people who are paying the price beyond the taxpayers, are…”

On the recordJanuary 24, 2022
This is a political ploy on the part of the governor, but the people who are paying the price beyond the taxpayers, are those members of the governor.
Said by
Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

O`Rourke criticizes Governor Abbott's deployment of the National Guard as a political maneuver rather than a necessary action.

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