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Michael Bennet: “The United States can't go it alone with 340 million…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 21:16

And it's a bill that Coloradans embrace. They understand that Americans share more than a hemisphere, that we share a common history, … The United States can't go it alone with 340 million [people] to compete in the 21st century with China's 1.4 billion [people]. … we can't simply build walls and tariff our way to prosperity. The Americas act is our opportunity for Washington to renew our partnerships across Latin America and the Caribbean. (21:16–21:28)

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Asserts that the U.S. population is insufficient to compete alone against China's larger population.

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