The Republic - Colorado's Bennet Among Senators Pushing Pakistan to Help Reduce Threat of Roadside Bombs
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Colorado Democrat Michael Bennet is among U.S. senators in Pakistan this week to talk with top Pakistani officials about U.S. security concerns.
Bennet says the U.S. needs to work with the Pakistani government to end the threat of roadside bombs against American troops.
In May, Bennet and other senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging the State Department to push Pakistan to stop the flow of ammonium nitrate across the Pakistani border. Ammonium nitrate is a key ingredient in roadside bombs made by Afghan insurgents.
Bennet's office said Thursday that Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut also are on the trip.
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