Bennet: Discrimination On Account of Gender, Race, or Sexual Orientation Simply Can't Be Tolerated in America

Nov 05, 2009

Takes Part in HELP Committee Hearing on Employment Non-Discrimination Act Bennet: One of the Bedrock Principles of Our Country is Fundamental Fairness Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today pushed for the Employment Non-Discrimination ACT (ENDA) to protect lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) workers from dis...

Udall, Bennet: Long-Awaited Funding for Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project Will Boost Energy Efficiency & Improve Environment

Improvements to 100-year-old Facility Also Will Reduce Environmental Hazards

Nov 04, 2009

Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced the 100-year-old Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project will get up to $1.18 million to replace two old turbines for higher efficiency and output. The funds, provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, are part of $30.6 million in funding announc...

Bennet, Udall Urge Immediate Action to Jumpstart Small Business Lending

Senators Urge Administration to Work Aggressively to Unlock the Small Business Credit Crunch

Nov 04, 2009

Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, are pushing the Obama administration to support Colorado's - and the nation's - struggling small businesses by unlocking the credit lines typically offered by small, independent and community-based banks. Bennet, a member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Udall joined ...

Bennet, Udall: Extending Unemployment Benefits and Homeowner Tax Credit Will Help Strengthen Colorado's Economy

Nov 04, 2009

14,000 Jobless Coloradans Expected to Lose Unemployment Benefits by Year's End Fiscally-Responsible Measure Would Ensure Colorado's Unemployed Continue to Get Benefits They Need Bill Also Extends the Homebuyer Tax Credit and Provides Business Tax Relief Following a push to ensure that the Senate's extension of unemployment be...

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Bennet Urges Colorado Students to Apply for College and Take Advantage of College Application Week

Nov 04, 2009

With the start of College Application Week in Colorado this week, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, is encouraging the state's high school students to take advantage and submit their applications to the state's colleges and universities without having to pay an application fee. Between November 1 - 8, 2009, occupational/...

Bennet: Credit Card Companies Only Making Life More Difficult for Colorado Families

Nov 04, 2009

Following House Approval of Bill to Expedite Credit Card Reform, Bennet Urges Senate Approval of Similar Legislation Bennet Co-Sponsors Senate Legislation Freezing Interest Rates on Existing Balances Until CARD Act is Implemented in February Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after the H...

Bennet: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Are Crippling Colorado Small Businesses' Ability to Grow, Compete and Create Jobs

Nov 03, 2009

Meets With Greeley Small Business Owner to Discuss Need for Reform that Reduces Costs, Increases Competition In HELP Committee Hearing, Bennet Hears Stories of How Rising Health Care Costs are Taking Toll on America's Small Businesses With Colorado small businesses finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with skyrocketing ...

Bennet, Udall: Momentum Must Continue in Fight to Create National Veterans Cemetery in Southern Colorado

On Heels of House Approval of Southern Colorado Veterans Cemetery Bill, Bennet, Udall Urge Senate, Administration to Follow Suit

Nov 02, 2009

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today applauded the House of Representatives for taking action to create a new national veterans cemetery in southern Colorado, and renewed their push to ensure veterans in the region have a final resting place to call their own. Earlier this year, Bennet and Udall introduced companion ...

Udall, Bennet Urge Resolution to Help Colorado's Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers

In Letters to Congressional Leaders, Udall, Bennet Say Joint Solution with USDA Needed to Help Hispanic Farmers Resolve Civil Rights Complaints

Nov 02, 2009

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that they have written letters to Congressional leaders, urging them to work with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to resolve a discrimination lawsuit brought by Hispanic farmers and ranchers in Colorado, New Mexico, and other states against th...

Udall, Bennet: Bill Funding Wildfire Suppression, Colorado Parks and Forests Headed to President's Desk

Oct 30, 2009

Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet joined their Senate colleagues late Thursday in passing the conference report for the Interior Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2010, and sending the legislation containing key funding for Colorado's national parks, forests and public lands to the President's desk. T...

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Bennet: Discrimination On Account of Gender, Race, or Sexual Orientation Simply Can't Be Tolerated in America

Udall, Bennet: Long-Awaited Funding for Boulder Canyon Hydroelectric Project Will Boost Energy Efficiency & Improve Environment

Improvements to 100-year-old Facility Also Will Reduce Environmental Hazards

Bennet, Udall Urge Immediate Action to Jumpstart Small Business Lending

Senators Urge Administration to Work Aggressively to Unlock the Small Business Credit Crunch

Bennet, Udall: Extending Unemployment Benefits and Homeowner Tax Credit Will Help Strengthen Colorado's Economy

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Bennet Urges Colorado Students to Apply for College and Take Advantage of College Application Week

Bennet: Credit Card Companies Only Making Life More Difficult for Colorado Families

Bennet: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs Are Crippling Colorado Small Businesses' Ability to Grow, Compete and Create Jobs

Bennet, Udall: Momentum Must Continue in Fight to Create National Veterans Cemetery in Southern Colorado

On Heels of House Approval of Southern Colorado Veterans Cemetery Bill, Bennet, Udall Urge Senate, Administration to Follow Suit

Udall, Bennet Urge Resolution to Help Colorado's Hispanic Farmers and Ranchers

In Letters to Congressional Leaders, Udall, Bennet Say Joint Solution with USDA Needed to Help Hispanic Farmers Resolve Civil Rights Complaints

Udall, Bennet: Bill Funding Wildfire Suppression, Colorado Parks and Forests Headed to President's Desk

Improvements to 100-year-old Facility Also Will Reduce Environmental Hazards

Senators Urge Administration to Work Aggressively to Unlock the Small Business Credit Crunch

On Heels of House Approval of Southern Colorado Veterans Cemetery Bill, Bennet, Udall Urge Senate, Administration to Follow Suit

In Letters to Congressional Leaders, Udall, Bennet Say Joint Solution with USDA Needed to Help Hispanic Farmers Resolve Civil Rights Complaints

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