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Bennet offers eviction prevention bill, demurs on presidential ambitions, slams Trump

Colorado senator says database would provide alternatives to eviction
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet will introduce legislation early next year that would try to curb evictions across the country.

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet will introduce legislation that would try to curb evictions across the country.

Bennet, a Democrat, said he will bring forward the bill early next year. In an interview with CPR News, Bennet touted the bill, declined to address an AP story that said he was considering a run for president, and slammed President Trump’s threat to shut down the federal government next month.

The eviction bill would create a national database to standardize and track evictions to help researchers, policy-makers and the public better understand the issue.

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