Bennet to Support Team USA as Co-Chair of Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus

Apr 21, 2010

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today joined U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) in announcing the formation of the Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus. "As the home of the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as numerous athletes of all abilities, the...

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Colorado Farmers and Ranchers Retain Access to Farm Credit

Bipartisan Bill Protects Borrowers by Extending Access to FSA Loan Guarantees

Apr 20, 2010

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, this week introduced a bipartisan bill to help ensure that Colorado farmers and ranchers retain access to farm credit at a time when lending has come to a virtual halt. Bennet's bill extends access to Farm Service Agency (FSA) loan guarantees, which serve farmers and ran...

Bennet Leads Senate Colleagues in Push for More Resources, Support for Colorado Families Facing Foreclosure

Apr 19, 2010

Requests Boost in Funding for Housing Counselors Program to Keep Up with Need Currently, Only Two Full-time HUD-Certified Housing Counselors Serving Hard-Hit Western Slope Region Washington, DC-In his continued effort to help struggling families stay in their homes, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is leading an effort to ensure th...

Bennet: Accusations Against Goldman Sachs Highlight Need for Wall Street Reform

Apr 16, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, offered the following statement in response to charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Goldman Sachs created and sold a mortgage investment that was secretly devised to fail. "Across Colorado, families and small businesses are still reeling from th...

Bennet: Good Leadership Can Turn Around Our Failing Schools

Bennet Pushing for Investment in Training Centers to Support Principals in Low-Performing Schools

Apr 16, 2010

Washington, DC -Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, is urging the Senate to include programs to support and grow school leaders to turn schools around in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Bennet, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ...

Bennet Honors Colorado Liberator at National Days of Remembrance Ceremony in U.S. Capitol Rotunda

Lakewood Resident Among Historic Gathering of 120 World War II Veterans

Apr 15, 2010

Washington, DC -Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today paid tribute to World War II veterans who helped liberate Nazi concentration camps during a National Days of Remembrance Ceremony organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of the war. Among the 120 WWII v...

Bennet Lays Out Working Blueprint to Help Colorado Small Businesses Grow, Create Good-Paying Jobs for Coloradans

Apr 14, 2010

Includes Increased Size, Scope of SBA Loans, Cutting Red Tape to Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship Incorporates Ideas, Input of Colorado Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs from Across State Washington, DC - After holding several meetings with small business owners, entrepreneurs and lenders from across the state, Micha...

Udall, Bennet Ask President to Explain, Re-evaluate Cut of Constellation Program

U.S. Senators' Letter Regarding President Obama's NASA Budget Emphasizes Constellation's Role in Innovation, Security, Jobs

Apr 12, 2010

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet met with NASA Administrator, General Charlie Bolden, to urge President Obama to re-evaluate his proposed cancellation of the Constellation program. While expressing support for certain aspects of NASA's funding in the proposed 2011 federal budget, both Senators ...

Bennet Raises the Bar on Transparency and Accountability

Apr 09, 2010

To Increase Transparency, Bennet Puts All Funding Requests He Both Receives and Submits Online for Coloradans to View Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today made good on his promise to make public any earmark requests received by his office, including those not submitted to the Senate Appropriations Com...

Bennet Makes Push to Help Colorado Families Facing Foreclosure

In a Letter to Treasury Department, Bennet Says Increased Transparency and a New Appeals Process Would Prevent Unnecessary Foreclosures on Families' Homes

Apr 07, 2010

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today sent a letter encouraging the U.S. Treasury Department to make common-sense improvements to its mortgage loan modification program that would help Coloradans from losing their homes to foreclosure. The Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) provides assistance ...

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Bennet to Support Team USA as Co-Chair of Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Colorado Farmers and Ranchers Retain Access to Farm Credit

Bipartisan Bill Protects Borrowers by Extending Access to FSA Loan Guarantees

Bennet Leads Senate Colleagues in Push for More Resources, Support for Colorado Families Facing Foreclosure

Bennet: Accusations Against Goldman Sachs Highlight Need for Wall Street Reform

Bennet: Good Leadership Can Turn Around Our Failing Schools

Bennet Pushing for Investment in Training Centers to Support Principals in Low-Performing Schools

Bennet Honors Colorado Liberator at National Days of Remembrance Ceremony in U.S. Capitol Rotunda

Lakewood Resident Among Historic Gathering of 120 World War II Veterans

Bennet Lays Out Working Blueprint to Help Colorado Small Businesses Grow, Create Good-Paying Jobs for Coloradans

Udall, Bennet Ask President to Explain, Re-evaluate Cut of Constellation Program

U.S. Senators' Letter Regarding President Obama's NASA Budget Emphasizes Constellation's Role in Innovation, Security, Jobs

Bennet Raises the Bar on Transparency and Accountability

Bennet Makes Push to Help Colorado Families Facing Foreclosure

In a Letter to Treasury Department, Bennet Says Increased Transparency and a New Appeals Process Would Prevent Unnecessary Foreclosures on Families' Homes

Bipartisan Bill Protects Borrowers by Extending Access to FSA Loan Guarantees

Bennet Pushing for Investment in Training Centers to Support Principals in Low-Performing Schools

Lakewood Resident Among Historic Gathering of 120 World War II Veterans

U.S. Senators' Letter Regarding President Obama's NASA Budget Emphasizes Constellation's Role in Innovation, Security, Jobs

In a Letter to Treasury Department, Bennet Says Increased Transparency and a New Appeals Process Would Prevent Unnecessary Foreclosures on Families' Homes

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