Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will receive $15 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to...
Bennet Secures Provisions in Interior Appropriations Bill to Support Gold King Mine Spill Recovery Work
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the Interior Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017 with provisions secured by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in...
Bennet Statement on Israeli Missile Defense Funding
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on funding included in the House and Senate Defense Appropriations bills for Israel's missile defense: "Earlier...
Bennet: Congress Must Act on Zika Funding Without Delay
Washington, D.C. - Following reports that six Zika-related pregnancies have resulted in three infants delivered with birth defects and three other lost pregnancies, Colorado U.S. Senator is calling...
Bennet Introduces Amendment to Return Mineral Lease Revenues to Northwest Colorado Counties
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has introduced an amendment to force the federal government to return revenues that were promised to and are rightfully owed to Northwest...
Senate Approves Funding for Bennet-Backed Military, Veterans Projects
Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill with funding requested by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for two important...
Bennet, Senate Advance $1.1 Billion to Combat Zika Virus
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today in advancing $1.1 billion in emergency funding to help combat the Zika virus outbreak. The Senate is expected to...
Bennet Applauds Additional EPA Funds for Gold King Mine Spill
Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing an additional...
Bennet, Senate Pass $3 Million for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate today passed the Energy and Water Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017, which includes $3 million for the Arkansas Valley Conduit that the President requested...
Bennet Continues Push for Zika Funding Before Resources Run Out
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week called on Congressional leaders to consider and pass emergency funding to combat the Zika virus outbreak. The Centers for Disease...