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Michael Bennet: “Childcare is more expensive [in rural America].”

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

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… of it is magnified if you live in rural America, if you live in rural Colorado, because it's just harder when you have fewer people. Health care is more expensive. Childcare is more expensive [in rural America]. Groceries are more expensive. Gas is more expensive. Everything is harder. And you have to travel long distances to get places. And now everyone in America is spending more. (21:30–21:33)

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Asserts that childcare costs are higher in rural areas.

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