Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the Administration's announcement that its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget proposal will include full funding and permanent...
Bennet, Gardner Introduce Amendment to Return Mineral Lease Revenues to Northwest Colorado Counties
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has introduced an amendment cosponsored by Senator Cory Gardner forcing the federal government to return revenues that are rightfully owed to...
Bennet, Portman Introduce Amendment to Help Finance Carbon Capture and Storage Projects
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today introduced an amendment to help power plants and industrial facilities finance the purchase and installation of...
Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to End Disadvantage for LNG Fuel in Marine Vessels
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in introducing an amendment to end disincentives for liquefied natural gas (LNG) for marine vessels in...
Bennet: Washington Has It Wrong, But We Can Make It Right
Unveils ‘Plan for Washington Reform' - Takes Aim At Outsized Influence of Lobbyists and Special Interests on Political Process Would Also Reform Senate Rules that Impede Progress, Force Members of...
Bipartisan Letter to Budget Leaders: Include ‘Pay It Back’ Plan in Budget, Or Expect Amendment on Senate Floor
Washington, DC - Following up on a message from a bipartisan group of Senators yesterday, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Corker (R-TN), Jon Tester (D-MT), Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Mark Udall...
As Budget Resolution is Crafted, Senators Say Bank and Housing Emergency Spending Should Be Used to Pay Back Taxpayers Through Deficit Reduction
Washington, DC - With the U.S. Senate expected to take up the Budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the next few weeks, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are...
Bennet: President Right to Move Forward With Creation of Bipartisan Fiscal Commission to Bring Down the Debt
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after reports from Administration officials that President Obama will sign an executive order establishing a...
Bennet Signs Onto Effort to Protect Democracy from Corporate Funding Loophole
Denver, CO - Today, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced that he will be an original cosponsor of new legislation that closes loopholes recently opened as a result of the Supreme...
Bennet: One Senator’s Pet Projects Should Not Come At the Expense of the American People
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on the heels of reports that one Republican Senator has placed a blanket hold on over 50 nominees to posts in...