Michael Bennet
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Michael Bennet is a U.S. Senator known for his thoughtful approach to governance and commitment to pluralism. This interview highlights his focus on collaboration and the need for a politics that values dialogue over division.
“District and their families. It's that no matter what they do, they can't get out of poverty. And I think the Bennett Brown Bill, which is the American Family Act, combined with the Brown Bennett Bill, which is a big increase to the earned income tax credit, combined with paid family leave, combined with an increase in the minimum wage co…”
“I think there are other countries that would want to take theirs. And over the long haul, we've got to figure out what we can do so that we don't have failed states 1,500 miles from our border that are perpetually sending refugees to the southern border. On immigration, I think it would change.”
“And Bernie, at least, is honest about what's in his plan. Bernie has been very clear that what his plan does is make private insurance illegal except for what he calls cosmetic insurance, which is, I guess, insurance for cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery. That is the plan.”
“And I am not going into this deal believing that we can trust that that will happen any more than I signed on to the Iran deal because I thought we could trust what Iran was going to do. We don't know. We don't have any idea. The thing we can do is control what we can control.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 182 - Sen. Michael Bennet
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