Press Releases

Bennet: President Right to Move Forward With Creation of Bipartisan Fiscal Commission to Bring Down the Debt

Similar Proposal to Create Bipartisan Fiscal Commission, Which Bennet Supported, Failed in Senate Vote

Feb 17, 2010
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after reports from Administration officials that President Obama will sign an executive order establishing a bipartisan 18-member National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Administration officials also report President Obama will...
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Udall, Bennet Announce Major Grant for U.S. 36 Boulder-Denver Project

Lawmakers Supported Funding to Fight Traffic with Managed HOV Lane, Bus Rapid Transit, Bikeway and Computerized Toll Collection

Feb 17, 2010
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that Colorado has been awarded a $10 million grant to support improvements to relieve traffic congestion in the U.S. 36 corridor between Boulder and Denver. The grant, made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will help construc...
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Bennet Leads Push to Include Public Option in Health Insurance Reform Reconciliation Package

CBO Projections Show Public Option Could Yield Savings of At Least $25 billion

Feb 16, 2010
Denver, CO - In his continued effort to pass health care reform that lowers costs and leads to higher quality care, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, is leading the effort in the Senate to pass health insurance reform that includes a public health insurance option under budget reconciliation rules. Bennet has written a l...
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Bennet Signs Onto Effort to Protect Democracy from Corporate Funding Loophole

Feb 12, 2010
Denver, CO - Today, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced that he will be an original cosponsor of new legislation that closes loopholes recently opened as a result of the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling in Citizens United v. FEC. "The best way to protect the American people from the worst parts of Washington's broken c...
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Bennet Pushes Lending Plan to Boost Small Business in Colorado, Create New, Good-Paying Jobs

As Small Businesses Struggle to Obtain Loans, Bennet Pushes Plan to Ease Credit Crunch on Main Street

Feb 09, 2010
Washington, DC - With small business struggling to obtain credit and create new jobs, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today announced his push to ensure Colorado's small business owners can access the lending they need to expand and hire new workers. To help ease the small business credit crunch, Bennet is co-sponsorin...
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Bennet, Salazar Laud Inclusion of Language to Establish New Southern Colorado National Veterans Cemetery in President's Budget

President's Budget Blueprint for Fiscal Year 2011 Opens the Door for a New Cemetery in Southern Colorado

Feb 01, 2010
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Representative John Salazar today celebrated President Obama's inclusion of language in the FY 2011 budget that calls for the establishment of a new national veterans cemetery in southern Colorado. The announcement means that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can now begin pla...
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