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Michael Bennet: “We are not able to keep up with the investments we need to…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 30:13

It is also another example of why we have to take on the constitutional budgetary constraints that are affecting Colorado, because, frankly, We are not able to keep up with the investments we need to make in our roads, in our bridges, in our transit system because of the requirements of [TABOR]. tabor. And this is another place where that is causing huge problems for our state. I feel like I should follow up there. (30:13–30:17)

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Asserts that TABOR requirements hinder necessary investments in infrastructure.

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