Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 41 other senators led by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to reintroduce the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory...
Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Cut 108-Question Student Aid Form to 2 Questions
Washington, DC - Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) with Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), and Angus King (I- Maine) today...
Bennet Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Speed Up American LNG Exports
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to introduce the LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act. The bipartisan bill will...
Bennet, Merkley Press SEC to Finalize Crowdfunding Rules
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finalize its crowdfunding rules that will allow small...
Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge President to Take Action on Brown’s Canyon
Washington D.C. - Colorado Senator Michael Bennet and Governor John Hickenlooper sent a letter to President Obama asking him to designate Brown's Canyon as a National Monument under the Antiquities...
Bennet Statement on Temporary Agreement to Continue Construction of VA Hospital
Aurora, CO - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement on the temporary agreement between the VA and Kiewit Turner to resume construction of the VA medical center in...
Bennet: Tax Extenders Bill Provides No Certainty to Colorado’s Wind Energy Industry
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet denounced the tax extenders package passed by the Senate tonight for providing little to no certainty for Colorado's wind energy industry, which...
Bennet’s Bill to Investigate Potential Connection Between Military Mental Health Issues, Discharges Headed to President’s Desk
Washington DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's bill to learn more about mental health issues in the military and their connection to certain types of discharges will head to the President's...
PILT Fully Funded in Government Funding Bill
Washington, DC - The Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program, which last year provided Colorado counties with $34.5 million to carry out vital services like fire and police protection, school...
Bennet, Tipton Celebrate Final Passage of Hermosa Creek Bill
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Scott Tipton today celebrated the Senate's passage of their bipartisan bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the...