Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) today introduced...
Bennet, Gardner Receive Update on Fire Funding Fix and Upcoming Wildfire Seasons
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today received an update from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Forest Service...
Bennet, Gardner Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week cosponsored the bipartisan Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which would legalize and clearly define hemp as an...
Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to provide farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers with critical...
Bennet Insists Canadian Dairy Issues Addressed and Market Access Maintained in NAFTA Renegotiations
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter on Monday to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, insisting that dairy issues with Canada are addressed in the NAFTA...
Bennet: Spending Bill Invests in Colorado Priorities
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that several Colorado priorities are included in the spending agreement to fund the government through September 30, 2018....
Bennet, Gardner Secure Fire Funding Fix in Omnibus Spending Bill
Washington, D.C. – After years of work, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today secured a long-term fire funding fix in the omnibus spending bill being considered in...
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Sodsaver Initiative
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senators John Thune (R-SD), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Representatives Kristi Noem (R-SD) and Tim Walz...
Bennet Cosponsors Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst, (R-IA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), in cosponsoring the...
Bennet, Gardner Tour USDA Limited Irrigation Research Farm
Greeley, CO - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Limited Irrigation...