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Wesley Hunt: “My dad was born in 1949 and he's still alive and well. My…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

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So it's not 1950 anymore. And this is something that was instilled in my house, too, at a very young age. My dad's 74 years old, which means that My dad was born in 1949 and he's still alive and well. My dad grew up in a segregated south in New Orleans. And my dad always tells me, son, you don't have it difficult. I had it difficult. So what's your excuse? That is all this is not 1950, 1960 anymore, 2024. (20:05–20:14)

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