Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the $211 million investment in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Sage Grouse Initiative 2.0 announced by Agriculture...
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah Senators Demand Answers in EPA Investigation of Mine Spill
Washington, DC - Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)...
Bennet Statement on Draft Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft rules to reduce methane emissions: "We know that reducing...
Colorado, New Mexico Delegations Urge President to Direct Federal Resources to Gold King Mine Response
Washington, DC - Members of the Colorado and New Mexico Congressional delegations today are urging President Barack Obama to direct any and all appropriate federal resources to help respond to...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Request EPA Administrator Visit Animas River
Washington, DC - Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Representative Scott Tipton (R-CO) sent a letter today to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina...
Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Request EPA Plan on Animas River Recovery
Washington, DC - Following up on their earlier letter requesting that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy visit the site of the Animas River spill, Senator Michael...
Bennet Statement on Gold King Mine Spill
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on this week's Colorado mine spill: "Our top priority is to support efforts to protect the health and safety of the...
Bennet Cosponsors Bill to Help Working Families Afford Child Care
Washington, DC - Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet signed on as a cosponsor to The Helping Working Families Afford Child Care Act. The bill, introduced by Senator Patty Murray, helps...
Bennet Cosponsors Bill to Restore and Advance Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC - On the fiftieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act becoming law, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet cosponsored the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) of 2015 to restore and...
Bennet Leads Bill to Combat Childhood Hunger
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has introduced the Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act with Senator John Boozman (R-AR). This bill makes child nutrition programs more efficient and...