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Beto O'Rourke: “I think a really good conversation would be, you know, hey, Beto, quit banging on me for not being able to get this…”

On the recordJune 7, 2017
I think a really good conversation would be, you know, hey, Beto, quit banging on me for not being able to get this stuff done quickly enough.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke expresses frustration over slow IT system updates affecting accountability.

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