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Michael Bennet: “He has no right to take away money that's been appropriated…”

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

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Full interview: Sen. Michael Bennet on Trump's retaliation against Colorado

Published | Video Starts at 11:13

He has no right to pardon Tina Peters, who is convicted by a jury of her peers in a state court in Colorado. He has no right to take away money that's been appropriated by the US Congress just because he doesn't like the state of Colorado. I think he has no right to take away space Congress. And these are important principles to stand on. (11:13–11:21)

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Asserts that Donald Trump has no right to withdraw congressionally appropriated funds from Colorado.

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