Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 to bolster the federal...
Bennet Statement on Three-Year Anniversary of Deferred Action for Child Immigrants
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the three-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that provides...
Bennet Praises House Passage of Bill to Continue VA Hospital Construction
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today praised the passage of a bipartisan bill by the House of Representatives that allows for continued construction of the Aurora VA hospital....
Bennet Statement on Another Short-Term Patch to Continue VA Hospital Construction
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the plan passed by the Senate to allow for continued construction of the Aurora VA hospital. "Patchwork...
Bennet-Gardner Amendment would Transfer VA Construction Management to Army Corps
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner have filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016 to give the U.S. Army Corps of...
Bennet-Backed Rural Water Bill Passes Senate
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet praised passage of the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Act by the Senate. The bill - which passed unanimously - would help...
Bennet, Gardner Send Colorado-Written Report on Fire Mitigation to USDA Secretary
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner sent the Innovations in Forestry and Fire Mitigation report to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The...
Bennet Statement on Proposal to Complete Aurora VA Hospital
Denver, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on a proposal released today by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the VA hospital in Aurora: "Time...
Senate Passes Toomey-Bennet Bill to Protect Law Enforcement Retirement Funds from Unfair Penalties
Washington, D.C. - Bipartisan legislation championed by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to protect the retirement accounts of federal public safety officers who are...
Bennet, Bipartisan Group Urge Education Department to Simplify Financial Aid Process
Changes would streamline disjointed FAFSA timeline, ease burden on students and institutions Modeled after provision in Bennet's bipartisan bill to simplify federal financial aid Washington, DC -...