Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues in asking the National Guard for a report on its readiness to help states prepare, fight, and recover from wildfires. In...
U.S. Senate Passes Bennet, Gardner Resolution Designating National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day
Denver – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) designating September 29, 2020 as National Urban Wildlife Refuge...
Bennet Celebrates Bipartisan Efforts to Bring Clean Drinking Water to the Lower Arkansas Valley
Pueblo – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will celebrate the bipartisan efforts to bring clean drinking water to the lower Arkansas Valley at a groundbreaking ceremony...
Bennet, Neguse Urge Armed Services Committee Leadership to Include CORE Act in Final Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse urged the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees to...
Bennet Co-Sponsors Legislation Encouraging Investment in Local Meat Processing Facilities
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he has co-sponsored the Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP-UP) Act. This legislation would provide...
Bennet, Western Democrats Ask Trump to Further Mobilize the Federal Response to Unprecedented Wildfires
Denver – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of Western Democratic senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to provide additional...
Bennet Announces USDA Rural Development Grant, Loan for Estes Park
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has approved a $2,369,000 grant and a $7,675,000 loan for...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief
EDWARDS – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Urge Federal Government to Assist Glenwood Springs with Wildfire Recovery
DENVER – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and Colorado U.S. Representative Scott Tipton (R) are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Natural...
Bennet, Gardner, Neguse, Tipton Urge Expedited Funding to Mitigate and Recover from Colorado Wildfires
DENVER — Amidst a devastating wildfire season in Colorado, including the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today led U.S. Senator Cory...