Michael Bennet: “I do not think there is anything that is creating a greater drag on this economy than our own dysfunction.”

Congress cannot stand by while Trump turns the federal government into a political operation for his friends and cronies.

These are, in my view, the fundamental issues that we face: Can Colorado be a place where middle-class families can live, where working people can live, where teachers and others can find a home?

I will continue to push for necessary guardrails, critical reforms, and work towards preventing the opening of this facility.

This new facility will not only nearly double the number of detention beds, but is in a rural location, far from the organizations that offer resources and oversight.