Lamar – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter requesting that President Donald Trump approve the request from Colorado Governor...
Bennet Calls for Investigation into Federal Government’s Role in the Spread of COVID-19 in Meat Processing Facilities
Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong and the United States Department of Labor...
Following Push from Bennet, Gardner, Tipton, USDA Grants Disaster Designation for Western Colorado Counties Following April Freeze
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement that crop losses on the Western Slope warranted a...
Bennet Joins Colleagues in Urging Department of Agriculture to Minimize Food Deserts, Support Programs to Help Americans Access Healthy, Affordable Food
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of his Democratic colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue expressing concerns about how a lack of...
Bennet, Colleagues Raise Questions about Trump Administration’s Food Box Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, his Democratic Committee colleagues, and Senate Minority...
Bennet Announces Public Comment Period on New Forest Service Community Partnership Authority
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced the opening of the public comment period for the U.S. Forest Service’s new leasing authority that will help address...
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect America’s Food Supply
Denver – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and his Democratic colleagues on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry introduced legislation to help...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Action to Ensure Worker Safety As the Trump Administration Pressures Meat Processing Plants to Open
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 28 Democratic senators raised new concerns about the Trump Administration’s Executive Order that has pressured meat processing plants to...
Bennet Presses Pence For Update on PPE, Tests to Protect JBS Workers in Greeley During COVID-19 Pandemic
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence requesting an update regarding the need for more testing and personal...
Bennet Joins Bipartisan Push to Expand Delivery for SNAP Recipients During Pandemic
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately work to ensure...