Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]

Utah senators hate Democratic health bill

2009-11-19T00:00:00Z

...propaganda about the Senate health care bill in an attempt to improve the Republican Party's political fortunes." Meanwhile, Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, said, "The Democrats' plan … will raise taxes, increase premiums, add to the national debt and slash

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Hispanics bring states extra House seats

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...groups held an online discussion of the findings Tuesday, and many of them recently formed an alliance against a bill by Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, seeking to add a question in the upcoming census to identify non-citizens to exclude them from numbers use

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Bennett seeks to end relief program

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...and e-mail address are transmitted to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, introduced a bill Tuesday to end the Troubled Asset Relief Program by removing the treasury secretary's

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Ohio parents close in on justice for soldier killed in Iraq traffic accident

2009-11-18T00:00:00Z

...certain types of civil and criminal proceedings," according to a letter to Baragona from McCaskill and her GOP counterpart, Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah. In the Baragonas' case, they won a $4.9 million wrongful-death judgment in a Georgia court against Kuwa

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Today At TRNS

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

...news conference to discuss health care and the middle class. - Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) holds a news conference to discuss the status of the Fort Hood victims. - Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) hold a news conference to discuss TARP

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Hatch, Senate call for national fast

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

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Eagar, Joe the Plumber hit St. George

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

...Joe the Plumber, has joined Senatorial candidate Cherilyn Eagar on the campaign trail in Utah in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett. Wurzelbacher gave a speech to about 20 people at DSC, signed a few copies of his book Joe the Plumber: Fighting for

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Republicans, including Utah's Bennett, try to end TARP this year

2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

...Washington » A group of Republican senators, including Utah's Bob Bennett, filed a bill Tuesday to stop the Treasury Department from extending the Troubled Asset Relief Program for another 10 months. They argue the Obama administration has used TARP

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The Democrats have their own 'uncivil' war brewing

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

... Senate candidate Mark Kirk, South Carolina Congressman Bob Inglis, Utah Senator Bob Bennett, and former Connecticut Senatorial nominee Rob Simmons. ...

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Money for SUU

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

...for SUU students so they become the future experts of the state's and nation's environmental energy portfolios. Perhaps Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, had the same impression as he led the charge for the passage of the appropriations bill. Whatever the motiv

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Senate hears gas drilling debate

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

As the state's environmental agency considers a plan to drill for natural gas in the state, Senators last week heard debate between the gas ...

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Joe the plumber rallying at DSC Tuesday

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

...Joe the Plumber is coming to St. George Tuesday. Wurzelbacker has been supporting Cherilyn Eagar in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, touring sites throughout Utah. Wurzelbacker and Eagar are slated to hold a rally at Dixie State College at 10 a.

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Joe the plumber rallying at DSC Tuesday

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Wurzelbacker has been supporting Cherilyn Eagar in her bid to unseat US Sen. Bob Bennett, touring sites throughout Utah. Wurzelbacker and Eagar are slated ...

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Money for SUU

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, had the same impression as he led the charge for the passage of the appropriations bill. Whatever the motivation, it is ...

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Executive order promotes 2010 census participation

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gov. David A. Paterson has signed an executive order to establish a Complete Count Committee to identify barriers to obtaining an accurate ...

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Off the Agenda: Gay-rights bombshell blew up in Sutherland's face

2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday, John Bennett, grandson of former US Sen. Wallace Bennett and nephew of current Sen. Bob Bennett, told the City Council he was fired in 1986 from ...

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PEREZ: The lesser of two evils

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

David Vitter of Louisiana and Bob Bennett of Utah introduced an amendment that would have scared millions of illegal immigrants from responding to the ...

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Bennett at center of storm as GOP fights for its future

2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

...whiff of personal or political scandal — has become one of the most threatened lawmakers up for re-election next year. Sen. Bob Bennett is no Northeast liberal. Raised in Salt Lake City, he built a successful business, manufacturing day-planners, that

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2009-11-15T00:00:00Z

Sen. Bob Bennett is no Northeast liberal. Raised in Salt Lake City, he built a successful business, manufacturing day-planners, that made him wealthy. ...

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Election star stumps for candidate who lacks experience

2009-11-14T00:00:00Z

As a result, even longtime Republican loyalists like Sen. Bob Bennett are having their feet put to the fire. Bennett, an old-school Republican if ever there ...

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