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Beto O'Rourke: “We were ranked 141st. We set out to change that... and we have gone from worst in the Nation to many months being right…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2017
We were ranked 141st. We set out to change that... and we have gone from worst in the Nation to many months being right at the national average.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke discusses improvements in veterans' mental health care access.

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