Press Releases

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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Soldados inmigrantes dan su vida por EEUU

Departamento de Defensa resalta la importancia de este sector de la sociedad; 125 han muerto en la guerra contra el terrorismo

Jun 29, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Al cumplirse 10 años desde el inicio de la guerra contra el terrorismo, 125 soldados inmigrantes han realizado el "sacrificio último por Estados Unidos", según lo describió ayer el Departamento de Defensa. En medio de dos guerras, el gobierno insistió en la importancia del ...
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Bennet Statement on Judiciary Committee Hearing for DREAM Act

Jun 28, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on a hearing held today in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Bennet is an original cosponsor of the narrowly tailored bill, which was introduced by Illinois U.S. Senator D...
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