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Senator Bennet visits the offices of the Colorado Foreclose Prevention Hotline to hear from Coloradans seeking help with foreclosures directly and talk with housing counselors.
Images from Senator Bennet's Statewide Veterans Listening Tour, during which he made numerous stops to talk to veterans and their families in communities across Colorado.
Images from Senator Bennet's Statewide Veterans Listening Tour, during which he made numerous stops to talk to veterans and their families in communities across Colorado.
Deployment Ceremony for G Company 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion at Buckley Air Force Base
Every day, Colorado kids send me letters to remind me that we need to take care of the environment. Sometimes, they include pictures of trees and rivers to remind me that they need our protection. In honor of Earth Day, here are a few of those pictures.
Senator Bennet paid tribute to World War II veterans who helped liberate Nazi concentration camps during a National Days of Remembrance Ceremony organized by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the end of the war.
Senator Bennet hosted Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, at Coronado Hills Elementary School for a round table discussion on improving child nutrition and ending child hunger. Bennet and Concannon joined a group of students for lunch before the discussion.
Meetings with small business owners, student entrepreneurs and community bankers across the state on spurring our economy and creating jobs.
East High School's constitutional scholars--who will represent Colorado in a national civics competition in April--shared their ideas on how to make Washington work better.
The Putting Colorado to Work Jobs Forum brought together a diverse group of key leaders from across the state to discuss strategies and priorities for job creation and economic growth in Colorado and the country.
Reception for service academy nominees.
Visit to Place Bridge Academy with Gov. Bill Ritter to launch the Campaign to End Childhood Hunger in Colorado.
A press conference to mark the long-overdue start of the Arkansas Valley Conduit project, which was first proposed 47 years ago. Last month, President Obama signed a bill that included $5 million in funding to being the project in earnest and fulfill a promise made by President John F. Kennedy on the steps of the Union Depot to the people of Southeast Colorado nearly a-half-a-century ago.
I participated in a celebration of the “Gold Star Award,” which the school won for participating in "Operation Caring Classroom" during Armed Forces Foundation Veterans Day Week.
I stopped by Altura Elementary School in Aurora, where I met Dave Olsen, an assistant teacher, and his kindergarten class.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John McCain today introduced the bipartisan Post-9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act, which seeks to expand the existing Troops to Teachers program to allow more troops to teach in Colorado's and America's schools. The Troops to Teachers program, originally created in 1994, provides qualified troops with financial incentives to teach in the nation's neediest schools.
Conversation on Health Care at South High School with members of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Michael stopped by to have lunch and chat with firefighters and police officers at Fire Station #5 in Thornton.
Over the August recess, Michael is meeting with Coloradans in towns and cities across the state to hear first-hand their ideas on how we can build a stronger foundation and a better future for Colorado’s families.
Michael Bennet joined over 100 Mile High Youth Corps members to help them prepare for new jobs in natural resource restoration and energy efficiency, many of which were created through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Michael Bennet joined over 100 Mile High Youth Corps members to help them prepare for new jobs in natural resource restoration and energy efficiency, many of which were created through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.