As Small Businesses Struggle to Obtain Loans, Bennet Pushes Plan to Ease Credit Crunch on Main Street Estimates Show Plan Could Increase Lending By $5 Billion In Next Year 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 ...

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...

Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on the heels of reports that one Republican Senator has placed a blanket hold on over 50 nominees to posts in the Obama Administration, many of which have been vacant for over a year. "One Senator's pet projects should not come at the expense...

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and former Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools (DPS), released the following statement on new reports showing higher levels of enrollment, achievement and graduation in Colorado's public schools: "More kids are attending our schools, more kids are excelling in rig...

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...

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term: "I voted to pass Chairman Bernanke's nomination out of committee with the understanding that he, and indeed our entire government, must get serious about h...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) today applauded Senate passage of an amendment that would help reduce the national deficit and control Congressional spending. The legislation, known as Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO), would require Congress to find a way to pay for all new spending measures...

Report Serves as Snapshot of Bennet's Work for Colorado Since Entering Office Highlights Work On Constituent Services, Jobs & Economy, Land and Water, Veterans, Agriculture & Rural Development, and More Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's office released Fighting for Colorado Families: A Year in Review, a repo...

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress: "Tonight, after a difficult year for our country, the President spoke directly to the American people about the serious chall...

Denver, CO - Today, in the wake of a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate projecting this year's deficit to total $1.35 trillion, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded President Barack Obama for his commitment to rein in the federal budget by freezing discretionary spending, which is similar to a provision Bennet supports...