John Hickenlooper: “My last three years, we were the number one economy in the…”

“That allowed me to become the first Denver mayor in 120 years to get elected governor. And we did 64 counties to create a universal economic development plan that the entire state invested in. You know, My last three years, we were the number one economy in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. And at the same time we were doing that, we were, you know, covering an additional 500,000 Coloradans and, you know, creating the first methane fee that, you know, that's the most harmful gas to climate change.” (08:56–09:01)

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