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Beto O'Rourke: “We're unhappy with the fact that people with diabetes still…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:47

… for a political party, but along the same theme that we have been exploring for something much better. We are unhappy with the minimum wage. That's $725 an hour. We're. We're unhappy with the fact that people with diabetes still die of the disease in the state of Texas because we're the least insured in the country. We're unhappy with the cruelty and the chaos and the corruption that is so defining of government at a statewide level and within our legislature. (12:47–12:56)

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Asserts that Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, affecting diabetes care.

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