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John Hickenlooper: “Over my first five and a half years in the Senate, we…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Coloradans should be able to afford a roof over their head. That's why we fight.

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When Coloradans told us they couldn't make the rent, we got to work. Over my first five and a half years in the Senate, we secured over $500 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law and congressionally directed spending for affordable housing in Colorado. That money turned Durango Best Western into apartments. It delivered badly needed workforce housing in Alamosa, Colorado, and it helped convert the stay in in Denver into housing for the homeless. (00:03–00:14)

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