Press Releases

Bennet Calls for Passage of FAA Bill to Reduce Delays at Durango-La Plata County Airport, Boost Four Corners' Economy

Bill Will Upgrade Air Traffic Control System, Reduce Delays By 20% And Ensure Passengers Don't Sit On Runways For Hours

Feb 07, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called for the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill to protect Colorado consumers, reduce delays and boost local economies around the state by improving service at smaller airports. “This bill will help make air travel mor...
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Bennet Continues Conversations on Improving Public Schools, Preparing Boulder Kids to Compete

Meets with Students, Teachers, Parents on Visit to Whittier International Elementary School

Feb 04, 2011
Boulder, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited a Boulder elementary school today, continuing a series of education events that will include school and classroom visits and roundtable discussion with teachers, principals, parents and superintendents in Colorado and across the country to hear local ideas on how to i...
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Bennet Calls for Passage of FAA Bill to Reduce Delays at Peterson Air Field, Boost Southern Colorado's Economy

Bill Will Upgrade Air Traffic Control System, Reduce Delays By 20% And Ensure Passengers Don't Sit On Runways For Hours

Feb 02, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called for the passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill to protect Colorado consumers, reduce delays and boost local economies around the state by improving service at smaller airports. “This bill will help make air travel mor...
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Bennet Applauds Common Sense Fix to Ease Paperwork for Colorado Small Businesses

Senate Votes to Repeal Burdensome Form 1099 Requirement

Feb 02, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet voted today to ease the paperwork burden for Colorado small businesses by making a common-sense fix to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Senate voted to eliminate the Form 1099 provision, which would place a hardship on small businesses by expanding tax-r...
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Bennet Statement on House Committee Investigation on Hydraulic Fracturing

Jan 31, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the committee’s investigation into hydraulic fracturing and the use of diesel fuel in hydraulic...
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Bennet Continues Conversations on Improving Public Schools, Preparing Kids to Compete in Fort Collins

Meets with Students, Teachers, Parents on Visit to Harris Bilingual Immersion School

Jan 28, 2011
Fort Collins, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited a Fort Collins elementary school today, continuing a series of education events that will include school and classroom visits and roundtable discussion with teachers, principals, parents and superintendents in Colorado and across the country to hear local ideas o...
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Senate Agrees to Rules Changes, Package Contains Bennet Proposals

Bennet Pushed Early for Reform of Filibuster on Motions to Proceed, and Introduced Proposal to End Secret Holds

Jan 27, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement applauding a bipartisan breakthrough that updates the Senate’s arcane rules and includes an end to secret holds and limits the use of the filibuster on motions to proceed. Bennet proposed these changes one year ago as part of his Pla...
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Bennet Joins Colleagues to Stop Congressional Pay Raise

Legislation will prohibit automatic raises for members of Congress

Jan 26, 2011
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and 11 other Senators in introducing legislation to prevent Congress from getting an automatic pay raise each year. The legislation, which mirrors legislation that was previously introduced by Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) d...
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