Washington, D.C. – After years of budget challenges at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) which have burdened towns and counties across Colorado, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the...
Bennet Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Secure Rural Schools Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced he is a cosponsor of legislation to extend the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS)...
Bennet Calls on DHS to Reverse Decision to Expand Fast-Track Deportation Regulations
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agency to halt the expansion of Expedited Removal that went into...
Bennet Statement on Senate Passage of Budget Deal
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following the Senate’s passage of a two-year budget deal: “The American people have grown used to...
Bennet Leads Western Senators in Calling on USDA to Implement New Drought Tools and Establish Western Drought Initiative
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, led a bipartisan coalition...
Bennet Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators to Protect Funding for BLM and Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in urging that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be...
Bennet Announces $425,000 Federal Grant for Adams State University’s College Assistance Migrant Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) at Adams State University in Alamosa was awarded renewed funding by the...
Bennet Welcomes CMS Approval of Colorado Reinsurance Waiver
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed the decision from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to grant Colorado’s application for a waiver to...
Bennet, Udall, Shaheen, Senate Democratic Caucus Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and the...
Bennet, Finkenauer Unveil Plan to Help Close the “Digital Divide” for Rural America
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced The Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 to reform how...
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