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Michael Bennet: “Labor costs are high in Colorado, construction costs are…”

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 15:35

Because the reality is, as much as I might wish to build a bunch of Stalinist housing blocks in Colorado, this is not going to be a public effort. It's going to be the private sector that has to do it. And because Labor costs are high in Colorado, construction costs are high, materials costs are high. we are going to have to cut red tape at the state and at the local level to be able to build starter homes for young people. (15:35–15:42)

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