Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): "Once again, Congress has allowed a self-manufactured...
Bennet Praises Decision to Designate Browns Canyon a National Monument
Washington, DC - The White House announced today that President Obama will designate Colorado's Browns Canyon as a national monument. The president will use his authority under the Antiquities Act...
Bennet Statement on Texas Immigration Ruling
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the temporary injunction of the Administration's executive action to provide relief to undocumented...
Bennet Introduces Bill to Extend SRS, PILT Programs
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) today to introduce a bipartisan bill to restore mandatory funding for the Payment...
Bennet, Franken, and Rep. Davis Introduce Bill to Improve Principal Recruitment, Training Efforts
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), and Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) introduced a bill to help struggling schools by making key investments in the...
Bennet Statement on President’s Request to Authorize Military Force against ISIS
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on President Obama's request to Congress to authorize the use of military force in the fight against ISIS:...
Finance Committee Approves Bennet-Burr Bill to Level Playing Field for LNG
Washington, DC - The Senate Finance Committee today approved a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) to put liquefied natural gas (LNG) on equal...
Bennet Looks Forward to Bipartisan Process to Fix No Child Left Behind
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following the announcement from Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty...
Crapo, Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Legislation
Washington, DC - A bipartisan group of senators are working to ensure farmers and ranchers have access to modern and safe water infrastructure. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Michael Bennet...
Drought Conditions Bring USDA Disaster Designations for Colorado Counties
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued contiguous disaster designations for 21 Colorado counties due to recent drought...