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Michael Bennet: “I believe that the United States is going to have to lead…”

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

Senator Bennet and Representative Neguse Host Steamboat Springs Town Hall

Published August 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 41:07

And we have to work tirelessly to try to figure out how to break what is effectively a blockade on resources to people there. And I believe that the United States is going to have to lead this effort [to address the situation in Gaza]. I think it's clear that our allies can't do it without us and that the ones in the Middle east won't do it without us, it's clear that Netanyahu won't do it. (41:07–41:22)

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Asserts that the U.S. must lead efforts to address the situation in Gaza.

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