Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced an amendment to permanently...
Bennet Statement on President Trump’s Assistance to Farmers
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after the Department of Agriculture announced it would give $12 billion to U.S. farmers hurt by...
Bennet Statement on Confirmation from Interior of BLM Move West
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after Interior Department Senior Advisor Susan Combs confirmed in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources...
Bennet Hears from Colorado Farmers and Ranchers About Effects of Trade War
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today convened a group of farmers and ranchers at Sakata Farms in Brighton, Colorado, to discuss the effects of President Trump’s escalating...
Bennet Applauds Passage of Senate Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and...
Bennet, Gardner Fight for Hop Growers in Senate Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced an amendment to the Senate Farm Bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to...
Bennet, Alexander “PREEMIE” Bill to Give Infants Hope for Healthier Lives Passes Committee
Washington, D.C. — The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to reduce...
Bennet, Hoeven Introduce Legislation to Develop Sensible Rules Around the Transportation of Agricultural Goods
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) this week introduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, bipartisan legislation to establish a multi-stakeholder...
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined a 20-1 bipartisan majority to approve the 2018 Farm Bill. “With the uncertainty...
Bennet Applauds Bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the 2018 Farm Bill ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled bill markup. “This...