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Eugene DePasquale: “My investigation found 58,000 unanswered phone calls at the…”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

On The Issues: Eugene DePasquale (2/21/2024)

Published February 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 21:01

Well, we have just a couple of minutes left. Use that time to tell voters why they should vote for you. So people saw my work as auditor general taking on tough investigations. My investigation found 58,000 unanswered phone calls at the child abuse hotline. My Investigation found over 3,000 untested rape kits. So protecting children, protecting victims of sexual assault. That's something that I've already done for the people of Pennsylvania. (21:01–21:08)

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