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Beto O'Rourke: “But I would submit if the system were working and if it were delivered on time, you would not have had to consume that…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2018
But I would submit if the system were working and if it were delivered on time, you would not have had to consume that overtime for this project, and it could have been applied to something else.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke criticized the delays and overtime costs due to system failures.

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