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Beto O'Rourke: “I don`t think we get these results, like a total ban on abortion, with no exception for rape or incest, that Greg Abbott…”

On the recordAugust 22, 2022
I don`t think we get these results, like a total ban on abortion, with no exception for rape or incest, that Greg Abbott signed into law, I don`t think you get the attacks on public school educators, who are so grossly underpaid and under constant attack from their governor and their state government, you don`t get this if we have a true functioning democracy where the right to vote is respected.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
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msnbc.com

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Discussing the connection between voting rights suppression and the ban on abortion in Texas.

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