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Beto O'Rourke: “If we fail to do this and we only really have this summer to do this work and get it passed, we don’t only lose this…”

On the recordMay 27, 2021
If we fail to do this and we only really have this summer to do this work and get it passed, we don’t only lose this window this year, or this cycle, we might very well, given the threats that are already against us, that we saw on display on January 6th, we might lose this democracy forever.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke warns of the consequences of failing to pass the For the People Act.

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