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Beto O'Rourke

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Beto O'Rourke is an American politician and businessman currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives, a position he has held since January 2021. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. O'Rourke is known for his progressive policies, focusing on issues such as healthcare, education, and gun control. He gained national attention during his 2018 Senate campaign against incumbent Ted Cruz, where he emphasized grassroots fundraising and mobilizing young voters.

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Jun 27, 2022

As you pointed out earlier, not only has he not eliminated it, Texas unfortunately leads the nation in the number of people who have been raped in our state.

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Jun 27, 2022

This is about controlling the lives and the bodies of the women of Texas.

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Jun 27, 2022

The time to stop the next shooting right now and you are doing nothing. You`re all up nothing. You said this was unpredictable. This was totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.

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May 31, 2022

That is what the Republican mayor of Uvalde did.

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May 27, 2022

Action is the antidote to despair. It is the key to victory.

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May 26, 2022

The only thing that is going to change this is political power. You leave the same people in the same offices and expect a different result, then you`re crazy. And you`re going to get more of the same.

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May 26, 2022

You are not our enemies. We are not yours. We extend our hands open and unarmed, in a gesture of peace and fellowship, to welcome you, to join us, to make sure that this no longer happens in this country.

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May 26, 2022

There will be a reckoning and an accounting on the 8th of November of this year.

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May 26, 2022

There are some, including those who`ve lost those who are most dear to them, who will say it is too soon for us to talk about what we are going to do to prevent this from ever happening again. But I hope that you agree with me that the…

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May 25, 2022

This is on you until you choose to do something about it.

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May 25, 2022

The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing, you’re all bringing up nothing.

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May 25, 2022

He has blood on his hands.

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May 25, 2022

The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you’re doing nothing. You’re all doing nothing. You said this is not predictable, this is totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.

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May 24, 2022

The time to stop the next mass shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing.

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May 24, 2022

The time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing.

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May 24, 2022

Do you want to solution? Stop selling AR-15s in the state of Texas. You want to solution? Have universal background checks. We don`t have them. You want a solution? Red flag laws or extreme risk protection orders which stop a shooting…

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May 24, 2022

The time to stop the next mass shooting is right now, and you are doing nothing.

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May 24, 2022

We have seen time and time again where a shooting has happened, there is a lot of talk, and, in his words, nothing was done that solved the problem.

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May 5, 2022

This is not about life, this is about control. This is about power. It`s about controlling the lives of the women of Texas and taking power away from them.

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May 4, 2022

This is about power, Lawrence. It`s not about life on the part of Greg Abbott. This is about power and control over women.

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May 4, 2022

Unlike Greg Abbott, we`re not going to wage a war on the women of the state of Texas and try to tell them what they can or cannot do with their bodies or their health care or their (INAUDIBLE). As governor, we`re going to make sure that…

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Apr 20, 2022

The people of Texas -- Democrats, Republicans alike, this transcended partisanship, forced the governor finally to back off and to admit defeat.

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Apr 20, 2022

This is how we are going to help win the voters we need to win this in November.

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Apr 20, 2022

It`s going to increase prices at our grocery stores even higher, and it`s worsening a supply chain problem that we already had, and this didn`t have to happen. It`s a decision of one man and one man alone, Greg Abbott.

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Apr 20, 2022

This shutdown at our international ports of entry, and in the inflation that he is driving in every part of the Texas economy, utility rates are up, property taxes up $20 billion since this guy took office.

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