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Michael Bennet: “The richest people in the country are getting richer and…”

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 51:53

… how corrupt you think this situation is, and it is really corrupt, how corrupt you think the government is, and it is, and how corrupt you think it is that The richest people in the country are getting richer and richer and middle class people, it's harder and harder. We have no reason to think the world is more corrupt than John Lewis did when he was on that bridge. And therefore we have no excuse to give up and we can't give up. (51:53–51:59)

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Asserts that economic inequality is increasing, with the rich getting richer and the middle class facing more difficulties.

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