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Michael Bennet: “The Arkansas Valley Conduit... was the first bill that I…”

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

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Full interview: Sen. Michael Bennet on Trump's retaliation against Colorado

Published | Video Starts at 02:13

Does it matter whether he's doing it out of spite or out of principle or whatever if he's the president? I think it matters. I think it matters what motivates a president. I mean, The Arkansas Valley Conduit... was the first bill that I introduced as a member of the US Senate. to keep a promise that John F. Kennedy had made in 1960, standing in Pueblo talking to the farmers and ranchers of southeastern Colorado. (02:13–02:20)

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