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Beto O'Rourke

(1972) Politician United States

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Beto O'Rourke is a politician from the United States, best known for We've Got to Try.

Quick Facts About Beto O'Rourke

Born: September 26, 1972
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: We've Got to Try
Spouse: Amy O'Rourke

About Beto O'Rourke

Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's nominee for the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Beto O'Rourke

We toured the U.S. and Canada for two years, which was a lot of fun. It was very much a do-it-yourself, punk-rock…

Car

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The goal should be universal, guaranteed, high-quality health care.

Care

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We will be judged. There will be an accounting; there will be a reckoning sooner or later. It will either come from…

Accounting

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I'm the original co-sponsor of an assault weapons ban.

Assault

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The world wants to know - is the future a democratic one or an autocratic one? And I want to make sure…

Future

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As a white man who has had privileges that others could not depend on or take for granted, I've clearly had advantages…

Life

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I'm for the DREAM Act. It makes so much sense. Following the implementation of the DREAM Act, we'll have a case study…

Act

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I don't know how old I was when I first started going to shows, maybe 14 or 15, but very quickly, I…

Big

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I think for some, the very wealthiest among us, for corporations, taxes are too low.

Corporations

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The government at all levels is overly represented by white men. That's part of the problem, and I'm a white man.

Government

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We cannot sacrifice our humanity in the name of security - or we risk losing both.

Cybersecurity

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I was born in '72, and my dad was county judge of El Paso from '82 to '86. He was just as…

Amazing

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That's the primary mission of ours: to protect the border, enhance the border, and capitalize on what the border has to offer.…

Goals

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Some will criticize the Green New Deal for being too bold or being unmanageable. I tell you what, I haven't seen anything…

Bold

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Courage makes victory possible.

Courage

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It's nuts to me that people want to take a picture with me or want to tell me a story about their…

Family

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I don't know that my colleagues in Congress really care about what happens here in El Paso and in Juarez. They care…

About

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I think corporations should be asked to pay a greater share into the success of this country.

Corporations

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With all due respect to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, neither of them understand Texas, nor do they understand the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border

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I remember ordering records out of the Dischord catalog in the '80s, and there would be a handwritten note.

I remember

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There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from…

Bobby kennedy

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End racial and ethnic gerrymandering, stop voter I.D. laws that seek to suppress voters of color, and make sure everyone can add…

Democracy

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You have to tell the people that you want to serve what it is you believe and what you are going to…

Believe

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My dad was very critical and had very high expectations without a lot of the details filled in. It was, 'I expect…

Achieve greatness

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Giving low-level offenders a second chance, no matter the color of their skin or the economic status they hold, can create opportunity…

Chance

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