DENVER -- Leading up to the November election, 7NEWS and TheDenverChannel.com will check the accuracy of political ads.

Do the ads contain facts or fiction?

7NEWS checks the "facts or fiction" of a political ad paid for by the campaign of Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., entitled: "Why?"

AD: "From Day One, Michael Bennet has been fighting to fix a broken Washington; working to ban members of Congress from ever becoming lobbyists."

FACT: Bennet has introduced a bill in Congress to ban congressman and senators from becoming lobbyists. His bill would also keep a former lobbyist from working on a congressional staff for at least six years.

Bennet's bill limiting lobbyist activities, "Close the Revolving Door Act of 2010, S. 3272.

As the narrator reads the script from above, the video during the political ad shows a clip from a newspaper and references the article in fine print on the bottom of the screen. The campaign didn't need to refer to the article to support the statement because it could have used Bennet's own words.

In a March 3 speech on the Senate floor, Bennet talked about his upcoming legislation.

"We need real lobbying reform that restores power to the voters. We need to ban members of Congress from becoming lobbyists when they leave office," said Bennet during his March 3 speech.

The "Close the Revolving Door Act of 2010," which he introduced in April, has yet to be voted on by Congress.

AD: "Casting the deciding vote to crack down on credit card companies."

FACT AND MISLEADING: Bennet is one of 23 members of the Senate banking, housing and urban affairs committee. The committee voted on amendments to a bill that would strengthen a person's rights as a credit card holder.

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act imposes a freeze on interest rate terms and fees on canceled cards. The legislation limits fees and interest charges, extends the timeframe before a finance charge can be applied from 14 days to 21 days and put in added protections for student applicants.

Bennet helped the amendments pass out of the Senate committee 12-to-11. The amendments passed on a voice vote. Bennet told 7NEWS he was the final yes vote called during the voice vote. However, if any of the other senators who voted yes had been called to cast the 12th yes vote, they could claim being the "deciding" vote. As a whole, the 12 senators helped pass the amendments.

Watch the Senate Banking committee voice vote, March 31, 2009. Fast forward to 58:25

AD: "Standing up to Big Oil and fighting for our clean energy future."

FACT: In a previous "Facts or Fiction" analyzing a political ad paid for by "Clean Energy Works," we discovered Bennet has a record supporting this statement.

According to Bennet spokesman Michael Amodeo, Bennet was one of the first senators to come out against a resolution that he considered a free pass for polluters and big oil. Bennet voted against legislation that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Had the bill passed, oil companies could have continued business as usual.

AD: "And helping Colorado small businesses get credit to create jobs."

FACT: Bennet has co-sponsored an amendment to the Small Business Lending Fund Act of 2010, that would help small business owners with access to credit and capital. In part, the Small Business Lending Fund Act would increase the size of small business loans and eliminate borrower fees through 2010.

AD: "Michael Bennet: let’s stand with the guy who’s standing up for us."

NEITHER FACT NOR FICTION: This statement is simply an opinion.