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Michael Bennet: “In 2013, we passed [an immigration reform] bill, which had…”

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

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Senator Bennet and Representative Neguse Host Steamboat Springs Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:36

And that two years ago, I was down to one Republican, one guy from Idaho who's still willing to be on a bill that was largely supported by, of course, the farm workers, but also by the growers, … In 2013, we passed [an immigration reform] bill, which had 68 votes in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans. … and we're going to have to remind the American people what it looks like to have an immigration policy that's committed to the rule of law and who we are as a nation of immigrants. (1:03:36–1:03:44)

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Asserts that an immigration reform bill passed in 2013 with 68 votes in the Senate.

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