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Sen. Bennet says "We should get to work on" SAFER Banking, but hasn't given it much thought
Who?
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
LISTEN: Laslo & Bennet
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you think the leverage for introducing expungements on marijuana offenses is lost because the DEA’s — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule cannabis?
Key Bennett:
“I don’t know,” Sen. Michael Bennet exclusively told Ask a Pol. “Let me get back to you on this.”*
*Bennet never got back to us on this…
ICYMI — SAFER is “key leverage point” to others
Caught our ear per SAFER Banking Act:
“We should get to work on it, though,” Bennet told us.*
*Random Fact (we just learned): When you Google “Sen Michael Bennet SAFER Banking Act 118th Congress” Sens. Jerry Moran, John Hickenlooper and a link to a Colorado Public Radio story from the last Congress pops up.
**Duck Duck Go is no kinder to the senator…
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), slightly edited for clarity.
ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT*
*Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Michael Bennet
SCENE: Sen. Bennet leaves a photo-op with a constituent just off the Senate floor — a photo shoot Ask a Pol waited through, because Bennet is often impossible to get cause he’s always on his phone (seemingly talking to donors…) — and is asked about SAFER Banking by Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo.
Michael Bennet: “See you later then.”
Woman: “Thank you.”
Matt Laslo: “Senator, real quick on the SAFER Banking Act…”
Bennet is hurried, as always, but stops.
ML: “Do you think leverage is lost because the DEA is moving to rescheduling on its own?”
Bennet slowly processes the question.
ML: “…to get some of the expungement efforts that some of y'all want?”
MB: “I don't know. I don't know. We should get to work on it, though.”
ML: “Do you support it as is?”
MB: “Well, I've gotta, I’ve gotta — let me get back to you on this.”
ML: “Yeah?”
Bennet walks off.
ML: “Thank you.”
Bennet never got back to us, though may have thrown his phone to his ear a couple times Laslo was nearby though…
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By Ask a Pol by Matt LasloWho?
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
LISTEN: Laslo & Bennet
Ask a Pol asks:
Do you think the leverage for introducing expungements on marijuana offenses is lost because the DEA’s — Drug Enforcement Administration — moving to reschedule cannabis?
Key Bennett:
“I don’t know,” Sen. Michael Bennet exclusively told Ask a Pol. “Let me get back to you on this.”*
*Bennet never got back to us on this…
ICYMI — SAFER is “key leverage point” to others
Caught our ear per SAFER Banking Act:
“We should get to work on it, though,” Bennet told us.*
*Random Fact (we just learned): When you Google “Sen Michael Bennet SAFER Banking Act 118th Congress” Sens. Jerry Moran, John Hickenlooper and a link to a Colorado Public Radio story from the last Congress pops up.
**Duck Duck Go is no kinder to the senator…
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), slightly edited for clarity.
ICYMI — Join Ask a Pol’s VIP subscriber-only chat!
SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT*
*Student? Lost your gig? Hard times? Been there. Got you. No questions asked. Just ping us.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Michael Bennet
SCENE: Sen. Bennet leaves a photo-op with a constituent just off the Senate floor — a photo shoot Ask a Pol waited through, because Bennet is often impossible to get cause he’s always on his phone (seemingly talking to donors…) — and is asked about SAFER Banking by Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo.
Michael Bennet: “See you later then.”
Woman: “Thank you.”
Matt Laslo: “Senator, real quick on the SAFER Banking Act…”
Bennet is hurried, as always, but stops.
ML: “Do you think leverage is lost because the DEA is moving to rescheduling on its own?”
Bennet slowly processes the question.
ML: “…to get some of the expungement efforts that some of y'all want?”
MB: “I don't know. I don't know. We should get to work on it, though.”
ML: “Do you support it as is?”
MB: “Well, I've gotta, I’ve gotta — let me get back to you on this.”
ML: “Yeah?”
Bennet walks off.
ML: “Thank you.”
Bennet never got back to us, though may have thrown his phone to his ear a couple times Laslo was nearby though…
Content posted at AskaPol.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoldrugs.com/subscribe