WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Climate change will increase costs to taxpayers for the federal flood and crop insurance programs according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requested by...
HELP Committee Passes Bennet-Backed Bill to Better Understand Sudden Unexpected Deaths of Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced a bill cosponsored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to help medical personnel better understand...
Bennet, HELP Committee Pass Bill to Speed Development of Ebola Treatments
Washington D.C. -- Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed a bill cosponsored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to speed the development of treatments...
Longmont Leader Testifies at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Tax Relief after Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Longmont resident Sean Cronin testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight's hearing entitled "Tax Relief after Disaster: How...
Bill to Improve Child Care for Colorado Families Heads to President’s Desk with Bennet Provision
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A provision sponsored by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Republican Senator Johnny Isakson from Georgia to promote a more coordinated system of early learning and care...
Local Communities, Bennet, Tipton Reach Agreement on Hermosa Creek Bill; Senate Committee Advances Bill to Full Senate
Local communities in Southwest Colorado, along with Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Scott Tipton, have struck an agreement on a bill to protect the Hermosa Creek...
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Speed Development of Ebola Treatments
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN)...
Bennet Statement in Honor of Veterans Day
Denver, CO - Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, we take time to honor the invaluable contributions our veterans have made to...
Northwest Colorado Schools Win $2.9 Million for Teacher Development
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Northwest Colorado Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) won a $2,914,997 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in...
Hickenlooper, Udall, Bennet, Tipton Press Interior Secretary to Approve Balanced Resolution to Long-Running Roan Plateau Dispute
Governor John Hickenlooper, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and Congressman Scott Tipton pressed U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today to approve a collaborative, balanced...