Bennet Shared His Reflections on the Attack and the Work Ahead to Secure American Democracy

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On the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined several colleagues to share his thoughts on that day and the work ahead to secure American democracy for the next generation.

"I think we need to ask ourselves at a moment like this, what we owe the generations of Americans that have fought to make this country more democratic, more fair, and more free. What do we owe the 158 million Americans -- a record -- who showed up during a plague, this COVID pandemic, to cast their votes for Donald Trump and for Joe Biden -- what are they owed? And what do we owe our kids and our grandkids? I think the answer is very clear, which is a stronger democracy, [and] an economy that works for everybody, not just the people at the very top," said Bennet during his speech.

"This is our choice. We either save this democracy, which I believe we will, or we let it go. And it's going to be on us. And if we let it go, generations of Americans are going to indict us for that. And if we save it, I think they'll celebrate the work that we did here just as we celebrate the work of the people that came before us that made our country more democratic, more fair, and more free," Bennet concluded.

Bennet also penned an op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel today to reflect on the attack and the future of this democracy.

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