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Jeff Hurd: “If you care about the environment, if you care about our…”

Featuring: Jeff Hurd, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 3

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CD 3 Club 20 debate

Published | Video Starts at 13:23

Those are good jobs that they're also losing that help support strong families and strong communities in Congress. I am going to fight for those energy families. They are indeed the backbone of rural Colorado. If you care about the environment, if you care about our economy and national security, then you ought to support Colorado energy, coal, oil, gas, and, yes, nuclear, as well as renewables. Now, Adam's position is all of the above. My position is best of the above. We need to pick the best resources that will provide reliable resource adequacy for our growing electric demand. (13:23–13:38)

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Asserts that supporting Colorado energy sources, including coal, oil, gas, nuclear, and renewables, is beneficial for the environment, economy, and national security.

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