Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the confirmation of Fred P. Hochberg to serve as the President of the Export-Import Bank for a second term. The Senate voted 82-17 to approve the...
Bennet, Udall, Tipton Applaud Fish and Wildlife Service for Six-Month Extension on Gunnison Sage Grouse Decision
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Representative Scott Tipton today applauded the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) announcement to grant a six-month extension before making a...
Bennet, Crapo Fight for FEMA Funding to Prevent Wildfires
Urge Appropriations Committee to prioritize FEMA funding for wildfire mitigation efforts Study finds Small Share of Funds Target Mitigation Despite High Return on...
Bennet: House Farm Bill Falls Short for Colorado
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement on the passage of the House of Representatives’ version of the Farm Bill in a narrow party line 216-208 vote. “Any action by...
Bennet Joins Colleagues Urging Swift Implementation of Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 38 other senators today in sending a letter to President Obama calling on his administration to “swiftly and comprehensively” implement the Supreme...
Bennet, Udall Congratulate Health Centers on Receiving $3 Million to Help Uninsured Coloradans Receive Affordable Coverage
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision today to award 17 Colorado community health centers more than $3 million to help uninsured...
Bennet Calls on House to Take Bipartisan, Comprehensive Approach in Fixing Broken Immigration System
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the U.S. House of Representatives to take up and pass a bill to fix our broken immigration system similar to the bipartisan bill passed in the...
Bennet Helps Advance Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a bipartisan group of senators on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination (ENDA)...
Colorado Congressional Delegation Urges President to Designate Black Forest and Royal Gorge Fires as Major Disaster Areas
The Colorado Congressional delegation today urged President Obama to expedite and approve a request from Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to issue federal major disaster declarations in response...
Bennet Family Hits the Rapids through Lodore Canyon
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and his family took a two day rafting trip on the Green River through Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument as part of their family’s Fourth of July...