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Beto O'Rourke: “We have got to get it right. We have got to address this, and we have got to address it fairly rapidly to get it right…”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
We have got to get it right. We have got to address this, and we have got to address it fairly rapidly to get it right to secure this country.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

O'Rourke emphasizes the urgency of improving security systems.

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