Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization bill, which renews the agency's authorization through September 2017. The bill includes Colorado...
Bennet, Colleagues Call for Immediate Passage of Emergency Funding Request to Help Stem Spread of Zika Virus
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined 40 of his colleagues in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad...
Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in DAPA & DACA+ Supreme Court Case
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on today's oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Texas - the legal case that...
Bennet Statement on Meeting with Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after his meeting today with Chief Judge Merrick Garland, the President's nominee to fill the vacancy on the...
Senate Adopts Bennet Amendment to Ensure Kids Can Sit with Parents on Planes, Allow Pregnant Women to Pre-Board
Washington, D.C. - The Senate adopted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's amendment to ensure young children can sit with their parents on flights and won't be separated from their parents by TSA...
Bennet Marks Equal Pay Day, Calls for Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today marked Equal Pay Day by calling on Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to help close the pay gap between women and men working...
Bennet Statement on Wind Industry Annual Report
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the 2015 annual report released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). "AWEA's annual report...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton, Hickenlooper Urge EPA to Proceed Thoughtfully with Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Work
Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and Congressman Scott Tipton sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy,...
Bennet Pushing Changes to Ensure Young Children Can Sit with Their Parents on Airplanes and Provide Accommodations for Pregnant Women
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has introduced an amendment to ensure young children can sit with their parents on flights and won't be separated from their parents by TSA...
Bennet, Ernst, Ayotte, and Warren Introduce Tax Credit for Family Caregivers
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus, introduced the Credit for Caring Act along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kelly Ayotte...