President Barack Obama today signed into a law a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to establish new safeguards for the drug distribution supply chain....
Bennet, Udall Request Emergency Funding for Flood Recovery, Wildfire Mitigation
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today are urging Senate Appropriators to provide emergency funding to support Colorado’s continuing recovery efforts in the aftermath of...
Bennet, Udall Applaud Flood Recovery Funding to Restore Damaged Watersheds
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the release of $11.7 million from the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program...
Bennet Welcomes Repeal of Land-Acquisition Waiver for Expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement that it is withdrawing its land-acquisition waiver that would have to expand the Pinon Canyon...
First Small Hydro Project in Colorado Moves Forward Thanks to Regulatory Efficiency Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the Silverton-based San Juan County Historical Society's small hydro project would be allowed to move forward without...
Bennet Statement on Senate’s Vote to End Obstruction, Reform Filibuster for Nominations
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to require a simple majority, instead of 60 votes, to consider and confirm executive nominations and...
Bennet Warns Veterans of Marketing Scam
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is warning Veterans attempting to reach the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) about a marketing scam. A marketing...
Bennet: Hermosa Creek Represents Best of Colorado, Deserves Balanced Management Plan
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining in support of his bipartisan bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the...
Following Interior Department’s Delayed Disbursement of Millions in 2013 Mineral Leasing Revenues, Bennet Urges Senate Passage of Return our State Shares Act
The Interior Department announced today that it ultimately disbursed over $14 billion in FY 2013 revenues from mineral leasing on public lands and waters to state, local and tribal governments –...
Deadlines for Coloradans with Flood Claims Approaching
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is reminding Coloradans of approaching deadlines to apply for flood relief. Yesterday, FEMA announced that the deadline to apply for Individual Assistance and...