Press Releases

Bennet: OMG! Facebook Changes Privacy Policy

May 26, 2010
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on the announcement of changes to Facebook’s privacy policy: “OMG! FB changed its privacy policy! I continue to believe in offering an opt-in policy for information sharing rather than an opt-out policy, but I’m gl...
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Bennet Applauds President's Signature on Bill to Confront Rebel Group in Africa

Bennet: We Need to Do More to End the Ongoing Bloodshed in Central Africa

May 25, 2010
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement applauding President Obama’s signing of a bill into law that requires a U.S. strategy to confront the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) while protecting civilians. Bennet is a cosponsor of the bipartisan bill. “It&rsq...
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Bennet Statement on Meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan

May 25, 2010
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement following his meeting with Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee to serve on the United States Supreme Court: "I was impressed with Solicitor General Kagan’s intellect, demeanor and accomplished résumé. Ms. K...
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Bennet Website Provides Resources to Help Homeowners

May 24, 2010
Denver, CO — Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, has created an online resources page on his website for Colorado homeowners facing foreclosure. “Help for Homeowners” provides links to federal and state agencies that can provide assistance to individuals and families struggling with their mortgage payments....
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House Panel Approves DISCLOSE Act, Bennet Urges Senate to Follow Suit

DISCLOSE Act Would Limit Fallout from Citizens United Ruling which Unleashed Unlimited Spending by Special Interests on Our Elections

May 21, 2010
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement regarding the House Administration Committee’s passage of the DISCLOSE Act, a bill he has cosponsored in the Senate that would limit the fallout from the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC: “It’...
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Udall, Bennet Announce $17.4 Million Grant to Help Colorado Schools Boost Student Achievement

Competitive Grant will Fund System to Track Student Progress, Help Match Students with the Right Teacher, While Protecting Privacy

May 21, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that Colorado has been awarded a $17.4 million grant to help schools do a better job than ever before at tracking student progress and helping determine the best educational opportunities to ensure every child can succeed. The state longitud...
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Bennet: Main Street Wins With Landmark Wall Street Reform

Bennet Votes for the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

May 20, 2010
Washington, DC – Standing on the side of Colorado taxpayers and consumers on Main Street, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today voted for historic legislation that lays out new rules for Wall Street, cracks down on big bank abuses, improves accountability and transparency in the financial sector, ends taxpayer-fund...
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