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John Hickenlooper: “We were very close [to permit reform], and there, you know…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 19:40

There's no question. I think in the next couple weeks, we're probably not going to get a lot of progress on things like permit reform. But you're right, We were very close [to permit reform], and there, you know, those final drafts had elements that made me and most Democrats unhappy and awkward. and they weren't perfect. But in a, in good legislation, I mean, my experience is as long as everybody's a little bit pissed off, you're making progress. (19:40–19:50)

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Asserts that permit reform drafts were close to completion but had elements unsatisfactory to Democrats.

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