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March 18, 2009 - 06:13 pm
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Udall, Bennet join Blue Dog group of ‘moderate’ Democratic senators

By Ernest Luning

Colorado’s two freshman senators, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, are part of a self-described centrist group of 15 Democrats meeting regularly “seeking to restrain the influence of party liberals in the White House and on Capitol Hill,” according to an account in Roll Call (subscription required).

The group has a “shared commitment to pursue moderate, mainstream and fiscally sustainable policies across a range of issues, such as health care reform, the housing crisis, educational reform, and energy policy,” according to a statement issued Wednesday by the group.

Sen. Evan Bayh, an Indiana Democrat, announced the group’s formation on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Wednesday morning but

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March 18, 2009 - 04:53 pm
NEWS FEED: ColoradoPols.com

Udall, Bennet Join Moderate Caucus Thingy

By Colorado Pols

Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced today in a joint press release that they are now officially part of a moderate working group/coalition/thingy called "The Moderate Dems Working Group." According to the announcement:
The Moderate Dems Working Group will meet every other Tuesday before the Democratic Caucus lunch to discuss legislative strategies and ideas. The Moderate Dems held their second meeting Tuesday to focus on the upcoming budget negotiations and the importance of passing a fiscally responsible spending plan in the Senate.

Leading the new group are Democratic Senators Evan Bayh of Indiana, Tom Carper of Delaware and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas.

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February 6, 2009 - 09:12 am
NEWS FEED: Colorado Independent

Bennet, Udall part of group weighing cuts to Senate stimulus package

By Ernest Luning

Newly appointed Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, right, greets voters at an open house Jan. 25 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Bennet is part of a group of centrist senators working on a compromise stimulus bill. (Photo/Ernest Luning)

Colorado’s two freshman senators, both Democrats, are part of a bipartisan group that spent Thursday forging a proposal to trim up to $100 billion in spending from the economic stimulus bill in hopes of winning support from moderate Republicans and Democrats who have complained the package devotes too much money to programs that won’t create jobs fast enough.

“The American people are expecting this to be a recovery bill, not a Christmas list,” said Sen.

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Thu, 12/20/2007 - 11:37

Kerry fundraises for Udall

By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com Reporter

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is running for re-election in 2008 and today he has sent out a fundraising appeal to supporters– except it’s not for himself. It’s for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mark Udall of Colorado, Tom Allen of Maine, and Jeff Merkely of Oregon.

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