Press Releases

Bennet: Married Same Sex Couples Deserve Equal Treatment by the Federal Government

Bennet Cosponsors Bill to Repeal DOMA

Jun 09, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on cosponsoring a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). “The federal government should no longer pick and choose which legal marriages to recognize,” Bennet said. “Married same-sex couples deserve the ...
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Ley de Bennet para el Aprendizaje de Inglés e Innovación Apoyarí­a Esfuerzos Locales para Mejorar Resultados de Estudiantes Aprendiendo Inglés

Colorado Ganarí­a de Reforma Educativa que Eleva la Calidad de Cómo Educamos Estudiantes Aprendiendo Inglés

Jun 08, 2011
Washington, DC—En un esfuerzo para ayudar a las escuelas a educar correctamente el creciente número de estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés como segundo idioma, U.S. Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet presentó hoy la Ley del Aprendizaje de Inglés e Innovación. Estudiantes quien...
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Bennet's English Learning and Innovation Act Would Boost Local Efforts to Improve Outcomes for English Language Learners

Colorado Stands to Gain from Education Reform that Raises the Quality of How We Educate English Language Learners

Jun 08, 2011
En Español Debajo Washington, DC – In an effort to help schools successfully educate the growing number of students who are learning English as a second language, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the English Learning and Innovation Act. English learners are the fastest growing student populatio...
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Bennet Asks Coloradans to Comment on Draft Hermosa Creek Bill

Jun 07, 2011
Durango, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet asked for Coloradans’ feedback on his draft bill to legislatively protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango. Bennet will use the feedback to improve the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act...
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Bennet Honors Fallen Troops on Memorial Day

May 27, 2011
Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in observance of Memorial Day: “There is a phrase in the military that all service members come to know: All gave some, some gave all. It is a reminder that the men and women who wear the uniform do so at great personal sacrifice. It al...
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Bennet Urges Senate to Support Expanded Troops to Teachers Program

Expansion of Troops to Teachers Included in House-Passed Defense Authorization

May 26, 2011
Washington, DC – After the House of Representatives passed an amendment expanding the Troops to Teachers program in the defense authorization bill, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged the Senate to support the expanded program that helps veterans become teachers in schools where they are needed most. The expansio...
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Bennet Statement on New Race to the Top Opportunity for Colorado

May 25, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, today released a statement following the announcement that the current round of Race to the Top will include a new opportunity for Colorado to win resources, along with a competition for early childhood education. &ldquo...
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Bennet Urges Colorado to Take Up Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge

Competitive Grant Initiative to Bolster Economic Growth Holds Potential to Create Jobs and Foster Economic Prosperity

May 24, 2011
Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is urging Coloradans to take advantage of a new initative that streamlines federal resources to boost local ideas and projects that support development and create jobs. The unprecedented $33 million President’s Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge launched by the ...
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Bennet Statement on President's Federal Fleet Announcement

Colorado New Energy Economy Will Benefit from Fleet Improvements

May 24, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on today’s Presidential Memorandum requiring all new passenger vehicles and light-duty trucks purchased by federal agencies to run on alternative fuel by 2015. The requirement is designed to drive agencies toward the required 30 perc...
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