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Beto O'Rourke: “But without any data, without you being able to give me hard numbers, how could I support authorizing another dime for…”

On the recordJune 17, 2013
But without any data, without you being able to give me hard numbers, how could I support authorizing another dime for this program?
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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Questioning the lack of data to justify funding for a security program.

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