Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges granting same-sex couples across the country the right to...
Bennet Introduces National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the National Forest Reauthorization Act of 2015 to ensure the National Forest Foundation (NFF) continues to have the resources it...
DOI Distributes More Than $30 Million in PILT Payments to Colorado Counties
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the Department of Interior's announcement that $30,946,187 in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) disbursements have been issued to Colorado...
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court’s Housing Discrimination Ruling
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a key law that helps fight housing discrimination: "The Supreme Court's...
Bennet-Burr Bill Clears Hurdle to Increase Access to New Medical Technologies for Seniors
Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill authored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to make innovative medical technologies more readily...
Bennet, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Level Playing Field for Renewable Energy
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to introduce a bipartisan bill to level the energy playing field by giving...
Bennet Applauds Decision to Give C-123 Veterans Agent Orange Benefits
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement that flight, medical, and ground grew personnel of C-123 aircraft used during the...
Bennet Marks 150th Juneteenth Celebration
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in celebration of Juneteenth, which marks the day that Major General Gordon Granger brought news of the Emancipation...
Senate Passes Bennet-Gardner Amendment to Transfer VA Construction Management to Army Corps
Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate has adopted an amendment offered by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner to give the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authority to manage major...
Bennet Statement on Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the tragic shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina: "Today is a sad day as our country...