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Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) has yet to take a firm position on the Employee Free Choice Act, according to people familiar with his thinking.
A spokesman did not return a call seeking comment, but labor lobbyists who've been in touch with Bennet say that while he has a pro-labor record and seems to view union expansion positively, he is in a period of "listening and learning" and has not publicly announced his views.
If Bennet sways to political considerations, then labor doesn't have to worry. Colorado's only statewide Republican office holder decided not to run against Bennet, as did former Rep. Scott McInnis. Republicans don't yet have a formidable candidate.
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