“Would you vote to expand the [U.S. Supreme] Court?” KHOW radio host Ross Kaminsky asked U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) directly last month.
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Bennet’s Expanded Child Tax Credit Is a Boon to Coloradans, Experts Say
In the first advertisement for his 2022 re-election campaign, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) celebrated the inclusion of an expanded child tax credit provision in the latest coronavirus relief package.
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Bennet Calls on Facebook to Combat “Hate and Violence Targeting Muslims”
In a letter sent yesterday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of Democratic Senators urging Facebook to better combat anti-Muslim bigotry on its platform.
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Neguse, Bennet Bash Boebert for Extremist Position on Bipartisan CORE Act
VAIL — Democrats stumping on the Western Slope last week took aim at Republicans Lauren Boebert and five-term U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for their ongoing opposition to the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act that would protect 400,000 acres of public lands.
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Trump Fed-Reserve Nominee Has Supported Selling Off Public Lands. Will Gardner Join Bennet in Opposing Her?
Last Monday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) came out against President Donald Trump’s controversial nomination of Dr. Judy Shelton as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
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Advocates Call on Bennet, Gardner to Fight for More Health Care Funds for Low-Income People
Health care advocates sounded the alarm today about potential budget shortfalls for Colorado’s Medicaid program, the state-federal health insurance program for low-income residents.
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Colo Senator Urges Facebook to Defend American Democracy
Last week, in a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) called on Facebook’s CEO to defend American civil rights, after an audit showed that the platform has a negative effect on democracy.
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U.S. Lawmakers: New ICE Stance on International Students is “Cruel”
A recent Trump administration decision to mandate that international students take at least one in-person course this fall–or risk deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)–has drastically impacted the lives of non-immigration international students studying in the U.S.
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Bennet Calls on McConnell to Allow Senate to Vote on Pro-Immigrant Dream Act
On June 22, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet joined all his Democratic Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), calling on him to take up the American Dream and Promise Act (ADPA).
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Sen. Bennet Introduces Sweeping Legislation to Improve Police Accountability
Democratic senators introduced the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 this week, aiming to improve national police training, accountability, and transparency.