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Michael Bennet: “The president denied disaster declarations for the Elk Leaf and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county and for…”

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

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In this case, the weaponization of politics. Colorado has witnessed a form of this firsthand. The administration canceled $109 million of transportation grant. The president denied disaster declarations for the Elk Leaf and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county and for flooding in western Colorado. They've tried to block 100,000 families from receiving SNAP benefits. They've tried to dismantle the national center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. And most shamefully. I mean, that's a long list of. (28:30–28:40)

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Asserts that the president denied disaster declarations for specific fires and flooding in Colorado.

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