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...
Bennet Applauds Senate Passage of CHRONIC Care Act
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the Senate's passage of the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of...
Western Senators, Secretary of Agriculture Agree: Wildfire Funding Must be Fixed Now
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with a bipartisan group of western senators, today met with Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and fire experts at the U.S....
Bennet Calls for Extension of DACA Renewal Deadline in Wake of Hurricanes
Washington, D.C. - In the wake of three massive hurricanes that have disrupted the lives of millions of Americans, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of 38 U.S. Senators this week...