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Michael Bennet: “A cap and invest program to create a statewide cap on…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Colorado Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Debate

Published | Video Starts at 27:26

Whereas what I'm fighting for is to make housing so affordable that working people don't have to spend more than 30% of their income in housing, a public option for health care. The only candidate in America who's running on that, A cap and invest program to create a statewide cap on emissions in Colorado, I'm the only candidate running on that in America. And in Colorado, my opponent has said that it would violate tabor. So I actually don't accept this characterization of my plans, which are very specific and are tailored at the needs of everyday working people in our state. (27:26–27:36)

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Claims to be the only candidate in America proposing a cap and invest program for emissions in Colorado.

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