DENVER – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s immigration proposal: “If President Trump is serious about fixing our broken...
Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Shield Farmworkers from Deportation
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week reintroduced legislation to shield farmworkers from deportation and put them on a path to earned legal status and eventual...
Bennet, 170 Members of Congress Call for End to Shutdown Housing Crisis
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined 170 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Trump on the direct and immediate consequences of the shutdown on...
Bennet, Gardner Announce $1.6 Million Grant for University of Colorado, Boulder
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner today announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded $1.6 million to...
Bennet Takes Stand for Colorado Breweries as Shutdown Creates Backlog and Stalls Business
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to address the government shutdown’s chilling effect on brewers and distillers, as they await...
Bennet, Tester Press Administration to Update Hemp Policies Following Legalization
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jon Tester (D-MT) this week pressed the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to take action to strengthen opportunities for hemp growers across the...
Bennet on Senate Floor: Other Nations Invest in their Futures While United States Sets Record for Longest Shutdown in U.S. History
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today spoke on the Senate floor, calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring House-passed bills to reopen the government—which...
Bennet, Colleagues Sound Alarm: Trump Shutdown Threatens Wildfire Preparedness
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with 11 Democratic colleagues, pressed for an end to the shutdown that President Trump and congressional Republicans have inflicted on the...
Bennet, Capito Reintroduce Bipartisan Target Practice, Marksmanship Training Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today reintroduced the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act to provide responsible incentives...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Interior Department to Extend Public Comment Period on Proposal to Lease Oil and Gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a group of colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Acting Secretary David Bernhardt urging him to...