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Beto O'Rourke: “If this is in fact the greatest attack, and we must meet it with the urgency that it demands.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2021
If this is in fact the greatest attack, and we must meet it with the urgency that it demands.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke calls for urgent action in response to threats against democracy.

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