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Michael Bennet: “It is the only major economic plan in Washington to counter…”

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

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2025 WITA/WITF Annual Dinner - Senator Michael Bennet, Congressional Leadership Award

Published | Video Starts at 20:52

And that is the Americas Act. This bill, which we introduced last Congress and which we will introduce again soon, will bolster mutually beneficial trade, job creation and regional stability. It is the only major economic plan in Washington to counter China's growing geopolitical and economic power in the Western Hemisphere. And it's a bill that Coloradans embrace. They understand that Americans share more than a hemisphere, that we share a common history, economy, and a destiny that we all have to write together. (20:52–21:04)

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Asserts that the Americas Act is the only major economic plan in Washington to counter China's influence in the Western Hemisphere.

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