Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet met with local stakeholders in Montrose to hear about their conservation project proposals that are now eligible for federal funding following the Critical...
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The 5-4 decision stated that closely held companies cannot be required to...
Bennet Denounces Speaker Boehner’s Decision to Punt on Immigration Reform
No Vote on Immigration Hurts Economy, National Security, Families Calls for President to use His Legal Authority to Ease the Burden on Businesses, Workers, Families Colorado U.S. Senator...
Bennet Celebrates Opening of Colorado’s Satellite Patent Office
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today celebrated the opening of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) new satellite office in downtown Denver. Bennet coordinated the state’s bipartisan...
Bennet: Immigration Reform Long Overdue, House Needs to Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Senate’s passage of its bipartisan immigration bill: “There is no other country in the...
Bennet Honors Shimon Peres with Congressional Gold Medal
At a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol rotunda today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his Congressional colleagues to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres with the Congressional Gold Medal...
Bennet, Udall Urge Vote on Proposal to End Destructive ‘Fire Borrowing’
U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet pressed congressional leaders today to allow an up-or-down vote on a bipartisan, common-sense proposal to end the practice of "fire borrowing." The...
Bennet, Crapo Applaud Focus on Wildfire Mitigation in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, Call for Passage of PREPARE Act
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) today applauded the focus on wildfire mitigation strategies in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, and called on their colleagues to...
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Buffer Zones
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in McCullen v. Coakley, which while affirming the legality of states’ right to...
Bennet, Burr Amendment to Treat LNG Equally as Diesel Included in Committee Bill
Today, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) successfully included an amendment in the Preserving America’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act to allow liquefied natural gas...