Press Releases

Education Department to Enact Bennet Proposals as part of Reforms to Improve Teacher Preparation Programs

Bennet: We Need to Better Prepare, Support Great Teachers to Improve the Odds for Our Kids

Oct 03, 2011
Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the newly unveiled steps the U.S. Department of Education will take to reform and improve America’s teacher preparation programs, aimed at better preparing educators for classroom success. Key elements of Bennet’s Presidential Teacher Corps Proposal...
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Bennet Applauds Selection of CU-Boulder for National Solar Observatory Headquarters

Bennet Organized Letter Signed by Entire Delegation, Governor in Support of Boulder Bid

Sep 30, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy’s (AURA) decision to locate its new National Solar Observatory (NSO) Headquarters at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. “Our people, our fine rese...
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Bennet Names Monisha Merchant Senior Advisor for Business Affairs

Sep 30, 2011
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet announced today that he has named Monisha Merchant as Senior Advisor for Business Affairs in his Senate office. A Colorado native, Merchant formerly served as senior director of product management at Level 3 Communications and as a University of Colorado Regent for the 7th Congression...
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Bennet Calls for Crack Down on Prescription Drug Theft at Recently Burglarized Pharmacies

In Wake of Pharmacy Burglaries, Bennet Will Push Bill to Crack Down on Pharmaceutical Theft

Sep 29, 2011
Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet stopped by two Colorado pharmacies today as part of his call for creating stronger measures to crack down on prescription drug theft. Bennet’s visits to Cornell Pharmacy in Denver and Ivywild Pharmacy in Colorado Springs, both of which were recently victims of pharmaceut...
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Bennet Pide Acción sobre el Robo de Medicamentos Recetados en Farmacias Que Han Sido Ví­ctimas de Robos

Como Consecuencia de Robos en Farmacias, Bennet Empujará Proyecto de Ley Que Tomará Acción contra el Robo de Productos Farmacéuticos

Sep 28, 2011
Denver, CO- Senador para Colorado Michael Bennet visitó dos farmacias en Colorado hoy como parte de su llamada para crear medidas más fuertes para acabar con el robo de drogas de prescripción. Las visitas de Bennet a la farmacia Cornell en Denver y la farmacia Ivywild en Colorado Springs, que recientemente fue...
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Bennet Statement on Relief from No Child Left Behind

Sep 26, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the outline of increased flexibility and regulatory relief for states from certain No Child Left Behind (NCLB) regulations and requirements. “As a former Superintendent, I have been on the receiving end of No Child Left B...
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Bennet Honors Colorado WWII Veterans During Visit to Memorial

Sep 22, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today met with more than 80 Colorado veterans from the Western Slope Honor Flight at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. “It was great to meet with so many Colorado veterans who served our country so honorably in World War II,” said Bennet. &ldquo...
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Bennet Statement on Growth of Colorado Agriculture Exports

Recent Held 8 Farm Bill Listening Sessions in Colorado Over Past Month

Sep 22, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today released the following statement on news that Colorado’s agricultural exports increased 20 percent to $718 million in the first seven months of 2011 over last year’s exports: “The continuing growth of...
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Bennet, Udall Continue Push for New Regional Patent Office in Denver

Bennet-Udall Amendment in New Patent Reform Law Allows Satellite Patent Offices Office Would Help Boost Colorado's Economy, Create Jobs and Encourage Innovation

Sep 20, 2011
Washington, DC – On the heels of President Obama signing the America Invents Act into law, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today renewed their push for a satellite Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in Denver to help boost Colorado’s economy by creating jobs and encouraging innovation. In a letter t...
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Bennet Applauds Official End to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?

Sep 20, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after the Pentagon officially ended the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy: “Finally, the backwards-looking policy of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ has been relegated to the dust...
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