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...
Bennet Statement on Republican Tax Plan
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the so-called "Big Six" tax reform framework: "I'm committed to working on...
Bennet Statement on President’s Plan for Refugee Cap
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration plans to lower the annual number of refugees entering the...
Bennet Pushes for Funding Extensions of Health Programs
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statements in support of extending funding for three health programs that are critical to Coloradans. The deadline to...
Bennet Introduces Bill to Cement Successful Worker Safety Program
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) this week introduced legislation to make permanent a successful workplace health and safety program for both public and...