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Beto O'Rourke: “You can have the greatest capital projects plan and implementation in the world, but if you can't staff them you have…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2014
You can have the greatest capital projects plan and implementation in the world, but if you can't staff them you have really got a problem.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke highlights the staffing challenges at ports of entry.

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