Press Releases

Bennet Listens to Local Producers about Farm Bill

Recently selected to the Farm Bill Conference Committee, Bennet will take voices back to Washington

Aug 28, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with former Governor Roy Romer, today met with local farmers, ranchers, and agriculture group leaders at the John Deere dealership in Lamar to discuss the Farm Bill, which expires at the end of September. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Bennet helped write a bip...
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Bennet Tours Cheraw School, Highlights Need for Quality Education System

Meets with Students, Teachers, School Officials to Discuss Challenges Facing Rural Schools

Aug 28, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today visited the P-12 Cheraw School, where he met with students, teachers, school leaders, and members of the community to discuss the unique challenges rural schools confront, including limited resources and difficulty attracting teachers. “We have a responsibility to our kids and gran...
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Bennet Tours Farms in Southeastern Colorado Suffering from Drought

Discusses Urgent Need to Pass Long-Term Farm Bill to Help Producers

Aug 27, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today visited three farms in Southeast Colorado to see first-hand the effects of the ongoing severe drought conditions. Bennet met with former Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Stulp, who is currently a policy advisor to the Governor, Jenny Peterson, Farm Programs Chief for the Colorado ...
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Bennet Talks Agriculture Exports at Beyond Colorado Roundtable

Discussed Importance of Exports for Rural Economic Development

Aug 27, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today sat down with leaders from Colorado’s agriculture and rural communities in addition to local farmers and ranchers to discuss trade priorities and the critical part agricultural exports play in our state’s economy. Bennet was joined by Director of the Colorado Wheat Administrati...
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Bennet Congratulates Former Fort Carson Soldier on Receiving Medal of Honor

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, a former Fort Carson soldier, on being awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony today at the White House. “Staff Sgt. Ty Carter embodies the values that make this country great – selflessness, fearlessness, and courage,” Bennet s...
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Bennet, Udall Welcome Decision to Return Mineral Royalties to Western States

Aug 26, 2013
Mineral Leasing Revenues Help Communities Provide Critical Services Announcement Follows Urging by Bennet and Udall to Release Royalties Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that the Department of the Interior would, in fiscal ...
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Bennet Visits Cooksey Farms to Highlight Need to Pass Farm Bill

New strain of wheat developed at CSU using research funding from Farm Bill

Aug 26, 2013
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet met with farmers, members of the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF), Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), researchers and officials from Colorado State University Fort Collins at Cooksey Farms to highlight Snowmass Wheat, an innovative new strain of wheat that combines the...
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Bennet Tours New Prairie Public School Facility

Meets with Students, Teachers, School Officials to Discuss Challenges Facing Rural Schools

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today toured the new P-12 Prairie Public School, visited with students and teachers, and met with the Superintendents Advisory Group, Superintendent Joe Kimmel, and other regional school officials. Bennet and the school officials discussed the unique challenges rural schools confront, includin...
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Bennet Spotlights Benefits of USDA Rural Development Resources

Grants and revolving loans key to supporting rural economies

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today met with small business owners, hospital officials, and firefighters, along with representatives from the Highline Rural Electric Association and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to highlight and discuss the importance of USDA Rural Development resources in the Farm Bill...
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