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Beto O'Rourke: “You know, on one end of the spectrum, you could pat down every single person who enters a Federal facility; search every…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2013
You know, on one end of the spectrum, you could pat down every single person who enters a Federal facility; search every square inch of their cars they are driving into a Federal garage.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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Discussing security measures for federal facilities after a shooting incident.

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