Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the Background Check Expansion Act, legislation led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) to expand federal background checks to the...
Bennet, Colleagues Request Update on Drug Enforcement Law
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and his colleagues today sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
Bennet, Klobuchar, Booker Urge Investigation of Voter Commission
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) today sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan,...
Bennet on Las Vegas Shooting: “When did this become normal?”
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today spoke on the Senate floor about the Las Vegas shooting and the urgent need to address gun violence across the country. "I know there are...
Bennet Cosponsors Bill to Close Automatic Weapon Loophole
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cosponsored the Automatic Gun Fire Prevention Act, legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows semi-automatic firearms to be...
Bennet to Trump: We Must Do More for Puerto Rico and USVI
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with 39 of his Senate colleagues, last week sent a letter to President Trump to express deep concern about the situation in Puerto Rico...
Bennet Statement on Racial Slurs Directed Toward Air Force Cadet Candidates
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement regarding reports of racial slurs written on the dormitory message boards of five cadet candidates at the...
Bennet Urges DeVos to Reverse Decision Revoking Title IX Guidance
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with a group of Democratic senators, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos criticizing her decision to revoke...
Bennet Bill to Fight National Rape Kit Backlog Passes Committee
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, a bill introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet that would...
Bennet Cosponsors Resolution Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Washington, D.C. - The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution cosponsored by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet recognizing September 15 through October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month. The bipartisan...