Press Releases

Bennet Releases Colorado County-by-County Report on Potential Effect of U.S. Default

Colorado Received Over $47 Billion in Retirement, Disability, Medicare and Other Federal Payments in 2009

Jul 19, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released a Colorado county-by-county report detailing the potential impact of defaulting on our nation’s debt. If the debt limit is not extended, the revenue coming into the government will not be enough to cover its obligations—risking the disruption of at le...
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Bennet Invites Ignacio Business Owner to Testify before Agriculture Committee

Coloradans Share Their Views at "Growing Jobs in Rural America"? Hearing

Jul 14, 2011
Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet invited a Coloradan to testify today before the Senate Agriculture Committee as part of a hearing titled, “Growing Jobs in Rural America.” Zac Stewart of Ignacio, owner of Ambient LLC, a building performance company, testified on the lack of access to capital t...
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Montrose Resident Testifies before Agriculture Committee

Bennet Introduces Coloradans Who Share Their Views at "Growing Jobs in Rural America"? Hearing

Jul 14, 2011
Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced two Coloradans who testified at a Senate Agriculture Committee as part of a hearing titled, “Growing Jobs in Rural America.” Paul Bony, of Montrose—who serves as residential Market Developer for ClimateMaster, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer o...
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Bennet, Durbin, Religious Leaders Announce DREAM Act Sabbath

Events to be Held Nationwide this Fall

Jul 12, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) and more than a dozen religious leaders representing a broad variety of faith traditions today announced a DREAM Act Sabbath – an initiative enlisting churches, synagogues, and mosques around the country to dedicat...
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Bennet: Colorado Small Businesses Eligible for SBA Disaster Assistance

Ten Colorado Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas

Jul 11, 2011
Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that small non-farm businesses in ten Colorado counties are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). These loans are intended to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by ongoing drought...
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Bennet: U.S.-Mexico Agreement Great News For Colorado Producers

Jul 06, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the news that a deal was signed today to end a 17-year-old trade dispute between the United States and Mexico that was adversely affecting agricultural producers in Colorado through high retaliatory tariffs. The deal marks a positive ste...
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Bennet Bill Would Break Dependence on Overseas Oil by 2030, Create Sustained, National Focus on Energy Independence

Introduces Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act with Carper, Tom Udall, Merkley

Jun 29, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Carper (D-DE) and Tom Udall (D-NM), introduced a bill to achieve American oil independence, strengthen national security and create jobs. The Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act will set into law a goal to achieve indep...
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Bennet Urges DOJ to review Voter ID Laws

Restrictive Voter ID Laws Could Disenfranchise Thousands of Eligible Voters

Jun 29, 2011
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) today requested that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) carefully review highly restrictive photo identification voter requirements that are under consideration or recently signed into law in several states that could potentially disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters...
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