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Adam Frisch: “Colorado has lost over 30% of its agricultural lands in the…”

Featuring: Adam Frisch, Moderate, Pragmatic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Colorado, District 3

CD 3 Club 20 debate

Published September 21, 2024 | Video Starts at 22:26

We all want to make sure that we have an ample opportunity to graze and still make sure that agriculture is respected. Colorado has lost over 30% of its agricultural lands in the past 20 or 30 years. We need to make sure that not just for a legacy standpoint, but from an economic driver in our state and certainly in western Colorado. (22:26–22:34)

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“The number one thing I hear, regardless of partisanship, age or background, is that everyone feels forgotten, misunderstood and taken…”
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“Unlike my opponent, I'm not beholden to corporate PAC money or extreme politicians that have funded and supported his campaign.”
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“I certainly won't be taking political or financial support from Denver lobbyists trying to take water out of the San Luis Valley.”
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“I oppose burdensome regulations by the Biden administration or Denver that would undermine our important domestic energy or agricultural…”
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“I think it's really important to bring [next generation small modular nuclear] down here to Colorado, hopefully, especially up in Craig.”
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“I know a vast majority of the people that I talk to a lot when I'm up there every seven or eight weeks want to see that happen.”
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“I think it's just crazy that this United States is trying to shut down the cleanest, most reliable, and most responsible energy sources in…”
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“When we're shutting down power and energy in Colorado, we're not getting solar power from Sweden. We're asking Iran and Venezuela and China…”
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“We need to figure out how to have a strong industrial policy, including a really strong energy policy in cd three.”
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“We have a production economy in western and southern Colorado, and it's really important that we continue to push the cleanest, most…”
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“We need to make sure that our allies have access to our energy sources.”
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“It's really important to make sure that we are not solving the Colorado river compact issues of the seven states and 30 tribes on the back…”
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“We want to make sure that Colorado does not solve its water issues on the back of the western slope.”
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“Our interest payments are surpassing our defense spending in our country.”
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“We need more supply of healthcare.”
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