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Beto O'Rourke: “We won the White House, the House and the Senate in 2020…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 42:53

We won the White House, the House and the Senate in 2008. And the president did wonderful things with that power, but he did not move on immigration. We won the White House, the House and the Senate in 2020... but [Biden] did not move forward on immigration. immigration. Look, our fellow citizens can be forgiven for having held out hope for so long that Democrats will deliver. (42:53–43:03)

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Asserts that during Biden's presidency, despite having control, immigration reform was not pursued.

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