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, Gardner Cosponsor Bill to Extend and Improve CHIP
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Cory Gardner (R) cosponsored the Keeping Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act,...
Bennet Statement on Las Vegas Shooting
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the below statement following Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada: "Sunday's mass shooting in Las Vegas was a devastating...
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 Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price’s Resignation
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price's resignation: "Secretary Price made a career of...
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...
Colorado Lawmakers Request Resources to Prevent Invasive Species Infestation
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Polis sent a bicameral, bipartisan letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging a rapid response to the...
Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Establish Investment Tax Credit for Energy Storage
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week introduced the bipartisan Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2017 to establish an investment tax credit (ITC) for...