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title: "2 States rights Quotes By John Hickenlooper"
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> [People don't realize that almost two-thirds of the population in the United States lives in a state where either medical or recreational marijuana are now legal. Two-thirds of the country. I am looking at it as kind of a 10th…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/people-don-t-realize-that-almost-two-thirds-of-the-population-in-the/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

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> [Medicaid is one of the rare times where Democratic governors are saying, "Hey, states' rights." We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to do our healthcare.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/medicaid-is-one-of-the-rare-times-where-democratic-governors-are/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

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## More by John Hickenlooper

> [Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/especially-during-the-first-nine-months-there-was-so-much-going-on/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [There's nothing wrong with the Democratic Party that talks more about - and more loudly about - jobs, and cutting red tape, and bureaucracy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/there-s-nothing-wrong-with-the-democratic-party-that-talks-more-about/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [One's ability to enter into thousands of lawsuits as a tool for success, or to use bankruptcy to avoid paying your former employees and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/one-s-ability-to-enter-into-thousands-of-lawsuits-as-a-tool-for/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [I could easily say that, for quite a long time before I became mayor, I had obeyed all laws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/i-could-easily-say-that-for-quite-a-long-time-before-i-became-mayor-i/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [We have tax revenue that's going to allow us to look in a much more comprehensive way at intervening in addiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/we-have-tax-revenue-that-s-going-to-allow-us-to-look-in-a-much-more/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [Some day, someone will do something wrong and there will be a scandal to report in the paper. When that happens, we will address…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/some-day-someone-will-do-something-wrong-and-there-will-be-a-scandal/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [Wellington Webb was one of the most significant mayors of the latter half of the 20th century. His natural political instincts are almost unrivaled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/wellington-webb-was-one-of-the-most-significant-mayors-of-the-latter/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [On Mother's Day, we take a moment to stop and honor our mothers for all they do. It has been my privilege to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/on-mother-s-day-we-take-a-moment-to-stop-and-honor-our-mothers-for/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [We don't want the federal government coming in and telling us how to do our environmental remediation or how we're going to do our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/we-don-t-want-the-federal-government-coming-in-and-telling-us-how-to/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [I think a couple things, I mean, you know, the tragic death of Matthew Shepard occurred in Wyoming. Colorado and Wyoming are very similar.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/i-think-a-couple-things-i-mean-you-know-the-tragic-death-of-matthew/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [The Affordable Care Act was passed in large part because of recognition that our nation's health care system is not working. The act is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/the-affordable-care-act-was-passed-in-large-part-because-of/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [We need a comprehensive focus on infrastructure that supports not just transportation but also broadband, education, healthcare, and our environment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/we-need-a-comprehensive-focus-on-infrastructure-that-supports-not/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [People don't realize that almost two-thirds of the population in the United States lives in a state where either medical or recreational marijuana are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/people-don-t-realize-that-almost-two-thirds-of-the-population-in-the/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [I started out here in Colorado as a geologist. During a downturn, everyone in our company got laid off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/i-started-out-here-in-colorado-as-a-geologist-during-a-downturn/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

> [This is a generous country that realizes people want to work hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hickenlooper/this-is-a-generous-country-that-realizes-people-want-to-work-hard/)

[John Hickenlooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hickenlooper/)

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