Michael Bennet (Senator of Colorado)
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I'm Michael Bennett, and I approve this message because now it's time to clean up Washington.
I'm Michael Bennett, and I approve this message because now it's time to clean up Washington.
I'm Michael Bennett, and I approve this message because now it's time to clean up Washington.
They were 9, 7, and 4, Mark, and they're 25, 24, and 22 now. Yeah. And what do you think in looking at that spot? Have you seen that lately? Yeah, I haven't seen it for many years. And I think, first of all, that was a fairly insightful thing to say back then. It turns out it wasn't even close to the truth of how screwed up this place is. Yeah.
They were 9, 7, and 4, Mark, and they're 25, 24, and 22 now. Yeah. And what do you think in looking at that spot? Have you seen that lately? Yeah, I haven't seen it for many years. And I think, first of all, that was a fairly insightful thing to say back then. It turns out it wasn't even close to the truth of how screwed up this place is. Yeah.
They were 9, 7, and 4, Mark, and they're 25, 24, and 22 now. Yeah. And what do you think in looking at that spot? Have you seen that lately? Yeah, I haven't seen it for many years. And I think, first of all, that was a fairly insightful thing to say back then. It turns out it wasn't even close to the truth of how screwed up this place is. Yeah.
I mean, it's the most important thing that I've ever done and the most satisfying thing that I've ever done. I'm so proud of my daughters, like every parent is. And I think also, Mark, the time that I spent as the school superintendent in Denver, where two of my three daughters or actually all three were students.
I mean, it's the most important thing that I've ever done and the most satisfying thing that I've ever done. I'm so proud of my daughters, like every parent is. And I think also, Mark, the time that I spent as the school superintendent in Denver, where two of my three daughters or actually all three were students.
I mean, it's the most important thing that I've ever done and the most satisfying thing that I've ever done. I'm so proud of my daughters, like every parent is. And I think also, Mark, the time that I spent as the school superintendent in Denver, where two of my three daughters or actually all three were students.
uh has made me feel that their lives are deeply connected to the lives of other kids in my community across the country and that we all rise and fall together i don't mean that politically i mean that and my kids feel that way themselves you know they have a sense that the world is much bigger than their world.
uh has made me feel that their lives are deeply connected to the lives of other kids in my community across the country and that we all rise and fall together i don't mean that politically i mean that and my kids feel that way themselves you know they have a sense that the world is much bigger than their world.
uh has made me feel that their lives are deeply connected to the lives of other kids in my community across the country and that we all rise and fall together i don't mean that politically i mean that and my kids feel that way themselves you know they have a sense that the world is much bigger than their world.
They have a sense that there are a lot of people in America who struggle with things that they really have not had to struggle with. And they've struggled with things that lots of other kids struggle with.
They have a sense that there are a lot of people in America who struggle with things that they really have not had to struggle with. And they've struggled with things that lots of other kids struggle with.
They have a sense that there are a lot of people in America who struggle with things that they really have not had to struggle with. And they've struggled with things that lots of other kids struggle with.
When I see the mental health epidemic that is raging across my state among young people and across the country among young people, I think about the challenges my own kids have had throughout COVID and And with the effects of social media and their poisonous algorithms, you know, like any parent, I worry about those things, too. So for me, it's been a motivation of my wife.
When I see the mental health epidemic that is raging across my state among young people and across the country among young people, I think about the challenges my own kids have had throughout COVID and And with the effects of social media and their poisonous algorithms, you know, like any parent, I worry about those things, too. So for me, it's been a motivation of my wife.
When I see the mental health epidemic that is raging across my state among young people and across the country among young people, I think about the challenges my own kids have had throughout COVID and And with the effects of social media and their poisonous algorithms, you know, like any parent, I worry about those things, too. So for me, it's been a motivation of my wife.
It's why I became the superintendent of schools to begin with and why I went to the Senate, I guess.
It's why I became the superintendent of schools to begin with and why I went to the Senate, I guess.