Tag: bennet
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s U.S. senators play favorites
So, now we know what it looks like when Colorado’s first-stringers in D.C. go to bat for one of our state’s federal installations. One they actually care about, that is. Meaning, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, in Boulder — as opposed to U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado Springs. As reported last…
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Bennet won’t blame Polis for Medicaid cuts | Dick Wadhams
Gov. Jared Polis, with the acquiescence of U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet who is the presumptive Democratic frontrunner for governor in 2026, is proposing deep Medicaid cuts that will hurt Colorado’s most vulnerable families and endanger the state’s entire health care system. Meanwhile, Polis and Bennet rail against Medicaid reforms at the federal level that would…
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EDITORIAL: An easy out for Colorado’s play-it-safe senators
If Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper ever want a glimpse at some profiles in courage, they don’t have to look far in the Senate chamber. They’ll find several among fellow Democrats on their own side of the aisle, in fact. Seven Senate Democrats and an independent showed pluck in voting with the…
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EDITORIAL: Reopen government — put Coloradans back in the air
We’re still wondering if some U.S. Senate Democrats are willing to set aside politics long enough to vote with Republicans to reopen government — and avoid chaos in air travel. We realize the Senate minority in Washington wants concessions — as of Friday, they sought a one-year extension of health-care tax credits — but first…
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EDITORIAL: Will Bennet, Hick help reopen our government?
Now that the nation’s largest labor union for federal employees — a bastion of Democratic Party support — is calling on U.S. Senate Democrats to end the federal government shutdown, will the lawmakers listen? And will Colorado’s own Democratic U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper heed the union’s appeal to their party this week…
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Sen. Michael Bennet tours Denver Water’s efforts to remove lead piping in city
Sen. Michael Bennet toured a project site where Denver Water is replacing old lead piping last week. Bennet was alongside, Sondra Young, the Denver NAACP president.
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Bennet Honors Victims of Club Q Attack, Calls for Passage of Respect for Marriage Act in Speech
Sen. Michael Bennet gives a speech honoring the victims of the Club Q attack on the Senate Floor