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Michael Bennet: “I was the first member of the US Congress to write a bill…”

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

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Windsor Gardens Democratic Club June 10 2026 Sen Michael Bennet

Published | Video Starts at 40:49

Yeah, I think we have to fight fire with fire. We can't let Trump just get away with all this stuff. We just can't. But it is also heartbreaking, you know, And I was the first member of the US Congress to write a bill that banned partisan gerrymandering. that said you should not gerrymander for political purposes. And I hope once we get past this moment of insanity that we're in now, where we do have to fight fire with fire, that we can reestablish a much more sensible way of doing it. (40:49–40:56)

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