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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
I really do believe you ought to make that a flexible opportunity and have States do the things that are going to work best in each State rather than trying to come up with one answer at the Federal level and then apply it across the whole 50.
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John Hickenlooper
Democratic · Colorado

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Hickenlooper emphasizes state flexibility over a one-size-fits-all federal approach.

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