Press Releases

Bennet To DHS: Protect Taxpayer Dollars or Lose Funding

Jul 10, 2009
Recent IG Audit Found Serious Weaknesses In How DHS Accounts for Taxpayer Funds - Leads to Waste, Fraud and Abuse Senate Passes Bennet Amendment Requiring DHS to Address the Recommendations in Audit or Lose Increased Funding for FY 2010 Move Comes on the Heels of Vote to Cut Wasteful Government Spending Washington, DC - Mich...
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Udall, Bennet: 140th Fighter Wing of Colorado National Guard at Buckley Air Force Base On Track to Receive $4.5 M for Weapons Release Complex

Jul 07, 2009
Washington, DC - Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that the 140th Fighter Wing of the Colorado National Guard at Buckley Air Force Base is on track to receive $4.5 million in new federal funding to expand its weapons release complex for the 140th Fighter Wing of the Colorado Air National Gua...
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Udall, Bennet: $119 Million in Funding for Stand-Alone, State-of-the-Art VA Hospital at Fitzsimons on the Right Track

Key Senate Panel Approves Millions for Construction Of Veterans Hospital As Part of 2010 Appropriations Bill

Jul 07, 2009
Washington, DC - Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that $119 million in funding for the long-awaited construction of a stand-alone, state-of-the-art Veterans Hospital at Fitzsimons is one step closer to reality. The funding for the VA Hospital at Fitzsimons was included at the request of Sen...
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At Colorado Mountain College, Bennet Announces Push to Help Pitkin County Retrain Workers Hit By Economic Crisis, Discusses College's New Workforce Initiative

Bennet Meets With CMC Officials to Spotlight New Green Building Academy Initiative to Prepare Coloradans For Jobs in the New Energy Economy

Jul 01, 2009
Aspen, CO - As Coloradans continue to struggle in the current economic crisis, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today met with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Aspen Campus administrators and educators to discuss local workforce training initiatives. In an effort to support local job retraining, Bennet spotlighted the co...
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Udall, Bennet Recommend Names for Federal Judicial Vacancies in Colorado

Candidates Selected with Assistance and Recommendations from Bipartisan Advisory Panel

Jun 30, 2009
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced they have forwarded the names of six Coloradans to President Obama to fill two federal District Court vacancies created by Judge Lewis Babcock's decision to assume Senior Judge status, and the more recent resignation of Judge Edward Nottingham. The Sen...
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Udall, Bennet Announce Nearly $17 Million in Funding for Construction & Repair of Over 15 Colorado Health Centers

ARRA Funds Will Help to Improve Local Health Care Facilities, Patient Care

Jun 29, 2009
Washington, DC -Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced Colorado will receive nearly $17 million in funding for renovation, repair and other capital improvement projects at local health centers across the state. "Community health centers provide critical services in Colorado's communities, ensuri...
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