Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate passed a provision to modify the federal excise tax on Liquefied Natural Gas and Propane as part of the three month highway funding extension. The provision,...
Bennet: Highway Extension Another Missed Opportunity
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on passage of a three-month extension of highway and transit funding: "Kicking the can down the road for three...
Bennet Statement on Agreement to Adjust Thompson Divide Boundary
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the boundary adjustment agreement stakeholders have reached today on the Thompson Divide. The agreement marks...
Bennet, Murray Highlight New Support for Legislation Guaranteeing Paid Sick Days
Washington, DC - Support is growing in the U.S. Senate for a bill that would allow workers to earn paid sick leave, as newly-released data shows that the lack of such access continues to affect tens...
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined 39 senators led by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to introduce historic, comprehensive...
Senate Passes Bennet-Backed Veterans Entrepreneurship Act
Washington D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet celebrated the Senate passage of the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act. The bipartisan bill will support veteran entrepreneurship and veteran-owned...
Bennet, Burr Applaud Bipartisan Agreement on Funding Nation’s Parks
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) today applauded the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and...
Bennet Statement on Senate Vote on Highway Bill
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Senate's vote to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the highway bill: "I have repeatedly called...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Finance Committee Members to Exclude Misplaced Climate Language in Customs Bill
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and eleven of his Senate colleagues are urging the Senate's appointed conferees to exclude a misplaced attack on the environment from the...
Finance Committee Approves Bennet LNG Tax Parity Amendment
Washington, DC - The Senate Finance Committee today approved a bipartisan measure authored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to put liquefied natural gas (LNG) on equal...