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Probing the Employee Free Choice Act and Sen. Michael Bennet
When it comes to the Employee Free Choice Act — the so-called “card check” bill — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has not decided where he comes down on the bill.
Responding to an audience question, Bennet said he has not made up his mind on the matter: “I don’t have a position on this yet.”
He went on to say that he is still studying the issue, both from the employer and employee standpoints.
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In related news, it seems Colorado Republicans learned something from the Democrats’ successful narrative of the early portion of the 2008 Senate race.
Check out what Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dick Wadhams says about Bennet at 0:34 of this video:
Yes, he said “silent Sen. Bennet.” … Does that sound familiar? It should, because “silent” was a label applied to the GOP’s Senate candidate last year on a series of issues early on in the campaign.
What do you think?
*Bennet, Wadhams photos from The Daily Sentinel archives.
Comments
By Ralphie
February 17, 2009 12:12 PM | Link to this
No, because the Employee Free Choice Act will likely have been voted on before the 2010 election.
Bennet will have taken a position by then.
By John B.
February 18, 2009 6:55 AM | Link to this
The economic world is collapsing all around us and Bennet is expected to have a position on a labor issue three weeks into his senate seat? His meeting on Monday showed that he is already amazingly knowledgeable about the bigger issues that confront us. This is sort of like those who are dimissing Obama after less than a month in office. It took us eight years to have our nation nearly destroyed and these guys are supposed to have the answers for everything in the first month? Get real!
By Murphy
February 22, 2009 11:23 AM | Link to this
Although the “bail out” should help the ecomomy, What or who is going to help the senior citizens on social security? It seems that we are among the “forgotten” in the Bail Out. Can something be done about this?