FORA.tv Speaker - Bob Bennett

Utah Senator Bob Bennett was reelected to a third term in the United States Senate in 2004. As counsel to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senator Bennett retains his seat on the Republican leadership team where he advises the leader on legislative strategy and policy priorities. As a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, and a member of the distinguished Joint Economic Committee, the Utah senator is at the center of national economic policy discussions. From his seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, where he is the ranking member for the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Senator Bennett works to balance fiscal discipline in government while also representing the needs of Utah in the distribution of federal funds. Additionally, he serves as the ranking Republican member on the Senate Rules Committee. Named an "Emerging Leader in a Post-September 11 Senate" by Congressional Quarterly Magazine, Senator Bennett has received numerous awards for his contributions in the U.S. Senate. A past chairman and current member of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, Senator Bennett remains immersed in technology issues. Prior to his election to the Senate in 1992, he earned distinction in entrepreneurial and government activities. For his success as chief executive officer of the Franklin International Institute Bennett was named Inc. Magazine's "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the Rocky Mountain region. His Washington, D.C. experience includes service as chief congressional liaison at the U.S. Department of Transportation.