Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the Senate's passage of the National Bison Legacy Act. The bill, cosponsored by Bennet, establishes the North American bison as...
Bennet Applauds Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank through 2019
Washington, DC - Following yesterday's action to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed Congress's action to renew the bank's charter through...
Bennet Joins 217 Congress Members to Support President’s Immigration Executive Actions
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet signed an amicus brief Thursday in support of the President's executive actions on immigration. He joined 33 Senators and 184 members of the...
Bennet: Congress Should Quickly Pass Long-Term Transportation Bill that Finally Provides Certainty
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on Congress to quickly pass the five-year surface transportation bill agreed upon by House and Senate leaders this week. The bill...
Bennet Introduces Amendment to Improve Veterans’ Access to Health Care
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced an amendment to improve access to care for veterans across the United States. The amendment provides funding to hire more...
Pentagon to Begin Investigation into Potential Wrongful Discharges of Servicemembers with Mental Health Diagnoses
Washington, DC - The U.S. Army is responding to a request from Senator Michael Bennet to conduct an investigation into recent allegations that the Army wrongfully discharged soldiers for misconduct...
Bennet Statement on DOD Announcement that All Combat Positions will be Open to Women
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following Department of Defense Secretary Ash Carter's announcement that all combat positions will be open to...
Bennet, Markey Introduce Bill to Protect Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today introduced a bill with 32 other senators to designate the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
Houses Passes Final Bill to Overhaul K-12 Education, Bill Heads to Senate
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded House passage of a compromise bill to fix No Child Left Behind. Bennet is a member of the Senate's education committee and the...
Wind and Solar Tax Credit Extension
Michael knows that renewable energy like wind and solar strengthen Colorado’s diverse energy industry and support thousands of high-paying jobs. He secured five-year extensions of the wind...