Michael Bennet actually said...

"As Senator Gardner said, the blowout at the Gold King was an environmental and economic disaster for communities throughout Southwest Colorado."

"This legislation would facilitate the cleanup of abandoned hardrock mines while creating tens of thousands of reclamation jobs across the West far into the future."

"I think this bill represents the broadest coalition that there has ever been because of the urgent need that is out there."

"But it is also why Senator Gardner and I have come together, along with Representative Tipton, to release the draft Good Samaritan bill that the Committee will consider today."