Showing posts with label Senator Bob Bennett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Bob Bennett. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
See the difference Between Sam Granato and Bob Bennett concerning the importation of foreign nuclear waste
There's a big difference between Utah's Democratic candidate for United States Senate Sam Granato and incumbent Bob Bennett concerning the importation of foreign radioactive waste for permanent storage in Utah and the United States.
Watch the video and see the difference.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
News Release: Granato Encouraged by Poll Results, Utahns' Desire for Change
Granato Encouraged by Poll Results, Utahns' Desire for Change
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senate candidate Sam Granato said he is encouraged by the results of a recent Deseret News/KSL-TV poll indicating Utah voters are ready for a new representation in Washington.
Fifty-eight percent of respondents said incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett should not be re-elected for a fourth term in the Senate. Granato says those numbers show Utahns are ready for a change.
“Utahns want a senator who will honestly speak his mind, vote his conscience, and work to find common-sense solutions to the issues facing America’s families, not a senator that panders to hyper-partisan radicals and obstructs progress on the problems facing our country,” Granato said.
Poll results pegged name recognition for Sam Granato at 14 percent statewide and 24 percent from Salt Lake County respondents. Only 28 percent of Salt Lake County respondents were familiar with Bennett. “That is a surprisingly low number for a sitting three-term senator,” Granato said.
Granato says the results show that his early campaign strategy has worked in Salt Lake County, and that he is excited to continue meeting with voters across the state.
“As I have traveled across Utah and met with my fellow citizens, I have become convinced that they want new blood and new ideas in Washington,” he said. “I am encouraged by their desire for change, and excited for the opportunity to listen to their views and earn their support.”
Granato continued: “I am eager to visit each county and community in our great state over the coming months. I relish the opportunity to listen to the thoughts, concerns and ideas expressed by my fellow Utahns, and to learn what they want and expect from their next senator.”
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Monday, November 30, 2009
From Sam Granato: Bennett Misses the Mark on Student Loan Reform
As the 2010 election draws near, it seems Senator Bennett is more interested in placating the extreme right than in helping Utah’s hard-working taxpayers. He said he will not support a bipartisan bill to help college students struggling to deal with ever-growing education costs. Senator Bennett must know that education is critical to the nation’s success, and that more and more college students find it necessary to obtain student loans.
But it appears his fear of Utah’s extreme right minority trumps what is surely common sense with regard to student loans.
More here!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
BREAKING from Sam Granato for United States Senate, "Senator Bennett: A Day Late and A Dollar Short"
Sen. Bennett: A Day Late and A Dollar Short
A Time to Every Purpose: Planning & Implementation
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – Legislation sponsored by United States Senators Robert Bennett (R-UT) and David Vitter (R-LA) would require the Census Bureau to amend questionnaires for the 2010 census to include a question to determine legal status and citizenship.
According to Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Chair of the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee, the Bennett-Vitter Amendment would be a “financial challenge that borders on… a nightmare.”
“Anyone who has been involved in a construction project can tell you that the budget is blown when changes, additions, and deletions are made to the plans once the actual building process is underway. This business principle is apparently lost on Senator Bennett. I had thought better of his business skills,” said Sam Granato, candidate for the U.S. Senate.
The Census is a highly coordinated process which has over 700,000 staffers and costs $14 billion. The amendment would waste hundreds of millions of dollars because the Census Bureau has already printed materials, trained workers, and coordinated the nationwide canvass. The Bureau would not have time to test whether the question would be answered truthfully or whether it might cause people to refuse to participate in the counting process leading to a less accurate census and more reliance on statistical samples for future public appropriations.
“We cannot afford to place the efforts made already on the scrap heap for the political convenience of career politicians. Senator Bennett, there is a time to every purpose. There is a time for planning and a time for implementation. The time for planning for the 2010 census is over. The time for implementation has begun. I will be happy to put your idea on the table for 2020 at the appropriate time.” Granato added, “If the Republican Congress and President Bush had addressed immigration reform in a timely and responsible manner earlier this decade, this census issue would be mute. Lack of respect for the taxpayer’s money and the inappropriate and untimely use of polarizing issues is why Utah needs fresh leadership in Washington.”
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Don Gale: I'm obsolete, but life's too short for 'social networking'
"Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett want to be my Facebook friends. I'm flattered, but I would prefer they be my senators … and do something about the nation's problems besides voting "no." If Bennett wants to be my friend, he should have lunch with me. I'll buy. We'll go to Granato's."
Read Don Gale's, I'm obsolete, but life's too short for 'social networking' at deseretnews.com.
Published: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 12:03 a.m. MDT
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Amicus Afternoon Edition - Can You Hear Me Now?
With less than 24 hours to go on the Senate vote for/against granting immunity to the phone companies, this edition is dedicated to the Fourth Amendment. We will miss you, big guy.
- How a Congressman Should Act: Morgan Bowen Takes on Hatch, Bennett, and yes (gasp!) even Matheson over Telecom Immunity. (Show him some love for coming out on the right side of this one)
- Getting FISA Right: Bloggers Respond to Senator Obama.
- Telecom Campaign Donations Tied Directly to Reps Voting in Favor of Immunity.
- The Rule of Law: 1974 vs. 2008
- Stand up and Deliver on FISA (They work for us!)
- Full Page Ad Against Retro-Active Immunity in Today's Washington Post.
- Democrats Capitulate to President, Call it Compromise.
- There's Still Time. Call Your Senator.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Utah Democrats Call on Bennett, Bishop, Cannon to Stand Up to Bush on SCHIP Veto
Mitt’s Solution? Veto SCHIP, Then Expand ItSALT LAKE CITY - Utah Democratic Party Chair Wayne Holland today condemned President Bush’s veto of legislation that would have renewed the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
President Bush’s veto, which will prevent 30,000 uninsured children in Utah from gaining health care, comes despite overwhelming support of the American people for expanding SCHIP. According to recent polls, 86 percent of the American people support reauthorizing SCHIP, with seven in 10 saying they support the Democratic plan to expand SCHIP by $35 billion over five years.
Not only have a bipartisan group of 43 governors, which includes Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., called on President Bush to extend and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, but seven states filed lawsuits against the Bush administration challenging proposed federal rules that would force poor children to lose health coverage.
President Bush’s veto, which will prevent 30,000 uninsured children in Utah from gaining health care, comes despite overwhelming support of the American people for expanding SCHIP. According to recent polls, 86 percent of the American people support reauthorizing SCHIP, with seven in 10 saying they support the Democratic plan to expand SCHIP by $35 billion over five years.
Not only have a bipartisan group of 43 governors, which includes Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., called on President Bush to extend and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, but seven states filed lawsuits against the Bush administration challenging proposed federal rules that would force poor children to lose health coverage.
Holland called on Sen. Bob Bennett and Reps. Rob Bishop and Chris Cannon to re-think their previous votes and join Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, Rep. Jim Matheson, and other Democrats in voting to override President Bush’s veto.
“President Bush may think it makes sense to turn their backs on Utah’s children, but Sen. Bennett and Reps. Cannon and Bishop have an opportunity to put aside ideological differences and stand up for kids in the Utah,” said Holland. “Allowing President Bush’s to stand will have enormous consequences. Thousands of kids in Utah will simply have no health insurance and no hope to get health insurance.”
Mitt Would Veto SCHIP Bill, Then Expand It
When asked “if Mitt Romney were president today, would he veto the SCHIP bill as President Bush has threatened to do this week,” Romney said: “Yeah. Yeah, I sure would. I’d veto it out of my belief that we should have every citizen insured. I put forward a plan in my state that gets every citizen insured….The right pathway to get everybody insured is to help people get private insurance. The SCHIP pathway is simply the wrong way. It’s unfortunate the Democrats used this vehicle. It would have been far wiser to have a more comprehensive plan to have everybody insured.” (Kansas City Star online, 10/01/07 http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/7151)
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Chairman Wayne Holland Jr. says, "Senator Bennett misses the point"
On March 29 I wrote in an Op-ed published in the Deseret Morning News Utah was not receiving much benefit from Republican domination of the state legislature and cong
ressional delegation. Last Monday, Senator Bob Bennett responded with a "my view" column of his own.
In my original column I briefly mentioned Senator Bennett's declaration that Bush's threat to veto a bill intended to give D.C. a vote in Congress and Utah a fourth seat effectively rendered that bill's chances in the Senate close to zero. This apparently triggered Senator Bennett's response.
However, Senator Bennett goes on to state Democrats should "stop complaining about the voters and start appealing to them." In my original column I made a point of praising the voters of Utah for their recent efforts to place the voucher question on the ballot. In fact, no where did I "complain" about Utah voters.
I did point out it is mighty difficult for Utah voters to hold accountable legislators that have intentionally drawn district boundaries in such a way it is nearly impossible for some legislators to lose regardless of their voting record. Tooele County has four state senators representing their county for example, but not a single senator living in the county. In fact, two Democratic senators were intentionally put in the same district in 2001 to ensure there would be at least one less Democrat in the Utah Senate come 2002. Perhaps Senator Bennett feels this represents the best of American democracy, but neither the Utah Democratic Party nor the people of Utah do.
Senator Bennett concludes his response by stating "the state Legislature is not about to change the law so that votes cast for Democrats carry more weight than those cast for Republicans." I would certainly hope not. Such a law would be a blatant violation of both the Utah and U.S. Constitution.
Democrats have consistently advocated and introduced legislation that would create a bi-partisan redistricting commission made up in equal parts of Democrats and Republicans. How this violates our nation's commitment to one person-one vote is beyond me.
Perhaps Senator Bennett will respond personally to this post and explain how a bi-partisan commission required to give the public the opportunity to review and comment upon any proposal they make somehow gives Democratic voters greater influence in an election than Republican voters. Perhaps he can also explain how dividing up communities like Tooele, Helper, Price, Moab and Ogden to maximize the likelihood of Republican success is a better way to handle redistricting than attempting to keep communities intact without regard to the party affiliation of incumbent legislators eager to hold on to power.
Check out: Utah State Democratic Party
ressional delegation. Last Monday, Senator Bob Bennett responded with a "my view" column of his own.In my original column I briefly mentioned Senator Bennett's declaration that Bush's threat to veto a bill intended to give D.C. a vote in Congress and Utah a fourth seat effectively rendered that bill's chances in the Senate close to zero. This apparently triggered Senator Bennett's response.
However, Senator Bennett goes on to state Democrats should "stop complaining about the voters and start appealing to them." In my original column I made a point of praising the voters of Utah for their recent efforts to place the voucher question on the ballot. In fact, no where did I "complain" about Utah voters.
I did point out it is mighty difficult for Utah voters to hold accountable legislators that have intentionally drawn district boundaries in such a way it is nearly impossible for some legislators to lose regardless of their voting record. Tooele County has four state senators representing their county for example, but not a single senator living in the county. In fact, two Democratic senators were intentionally put in the same district in 2001 to ensure there would be at least one less Democrat in the Utah Senate come 2002. Perhaps Senator Bennett feels this represents the best of American democracy, but neither the Utah Democratic Party nor the people of Utah do.
Senator Bennett concludes his response by stating "the state Legislature is not about to change the law so that votes cast for Democrats carry more weight than those cast for Republicans." I would certainly hope not. Such a law would be a blatant violation of both the Utah and U.S. Constitution.
Democrats have consistently advocated and introduced legislation that would create a bi-partisan redistricting commission made up in equal parts of Democrats and Republicans. How this violates our nation's commitment to one person-one vote is beyond me.
Perhaps Senator Bennett will respond personally to this post and explain how a bi-partisan commission required to give the public the opportunity to review and comment upon any proposal they make somehow gives Democratic voters greater influence in an election than Republican voters. Perhaps he can also explain how dividing up communities like Tooele, Helper, Price, Moab and Ogden to maximize the likelihood of Republican success is a better way to handle redistricting than attempting to keep communities intact without regard to the party affiliation of incumbent legislators eager to hold on to power.
Check out: Utah State Democratic Party
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