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Bennet Congratulates Vail Police Department, Catholic Charities on Winning DOJ's Sutin Award

2013 Sutin Civic Imagination Award Recognizes Police, Volunteer Collaborations

Apr 15, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Vail Police Department Chief Dwight Henninger and Catholic Charities Regional Coordinator Megan McGee Bonta on being named recipients of the 2013 L. Anthony Sutin Civic Imagination Award. The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) giv...
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Bennet Continues CO Innovation Tour at Mountain Racing Products Manufacturing Facility

Inventive company holds multiple patents for cutting-edge bike components

Apr 15, 2014
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet toured the Mountain Racing Products manufacturing facility as a part of his statewide innovation tour. Mountain Racing Products, a leading supplier of components for the biking industry, holds a number of patents on everything from seatposts to chain guides. “Colorado companies l...
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Bennet Launches Statewide Innovation Tour

Apr 14, 2014
Will Talk Patents, CO Innovation Economy in Loveland, Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder, Grand Junction, Colorado Springs Follow along at #COinnovation This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will visit companies across Colorado that exemplify the state’s innovation economy. The tour will highlight Colorado’s i...
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Bennet Continues CO Innovation Tour at Mountain Racing Products Manufacturing Facility

CO Innovation Driving Patents in All Sectors

Apr 14, 2014
TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 10:40AM, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will continue his statewide innovation tour tomorrow with a visit to Mountain Racing Products in Grand Junction. Mountain Racing Products holds a number of patents on everything from bike seat-posts to chain guides. WHO: U.S. Senator Michael Benne...
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Bennet, Udall Congratulate Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Securing $7 Million Competitive Grant for Runway Upgrades

Improvements will allow airport to remain a resource for fighting wildfires

Apr 14, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision today to award the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport a competitive $7.2 million grant from the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to rehabilitate and repave the main runway of the airport. Over the past several year...
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Bennet Kicks off Innovation Tour with Visits to VanDyne SuperTurbo HQ, CSU Engines Lab in Northern Colorado

Visit follows Bennet's appointment to chair Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources

Apr 14, 2014
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited the VanDyne SuperTurbo engines lab at Colorado State University’s (CSU) Powerhouse Energy Institute and VanDyne’s headquarters in Loveland to talk with leaders about their work to develop the energy efficient SuperTurbo engine. The visits come on the heels of Bennet&r...
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Bennet, Udall Welcome $1.6 Million FRA Grant to Restore Great Western Railway Following 2013 Floods

Senators Advocated in Support of Grant Application

Apr 10, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) announcement that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will receive a $1,656,401 grant to help restore the Great Western Railway that was devastated by severe flooding last September. Both Senator Benn...
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Bennet Denounces Senate Vote to Block Paycheck Fairness Act

Apr 09, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after a minority of senators blocked further consideration of the Paycheck Fairness Act. Bennet is a cosponsor of the bill that would strengthen tools for women to negotiate fair wages and establish protections for women who file complaints of gender-based pay disc...
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