Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 7 Colorado counties suffering from severe losses due to drought as natural...
Bennet: Supreme Court Decision on DOMA a Historic Step for Civil Rights
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in a 5-4 ruling. “Today is a historic...
Senate Panel Considers Bennet-Ayotte Better Buildings Act
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today highlighted the environmental and economic benefits of the Better Buildings Act (S. 1191), legislation they authored that was...
Bennet, Johanns Sponsor Bill to Get Veterans Back to Work
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced the Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act to increase the availability of on-the-job training and...
Bennet: Colorado is Feeling the Effect of Climate Change
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed President Obama’s call for action to combat climate change with an all-of-the-above approach to develop homegrown energy and promote efforts to...
Bennet Statement on Army Brigade Reduction and Restructuring
Senator Michael Bennet offered the following statement in response to the U.S. Army's announcement today that they will deactivate a Brigade Combat Team, but through...
Bipartisan Immigration Bill and Compromise Amendment Clear Key Hurdle
The Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the ‘Group of 8,’ cleared a key procedural hurdle today. The Senate voted 67-27 to end debate on an...
Bennet Seeks Interns for Fall Semester in Colorado, Washington Offices
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is accepting internship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, DC and Colorado offices. In addition...
Bennet Statement on Immigration Border Security Amendment
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the immigration bill. Bennet and the rest of the ‘Group of 8’ senators who authored the bill...
Bennet Calls on House to Find Path Forward on Farm Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the House of Representatives to find a path forward on a full five-year reauthorization of the Farm Bill after it earlier rejected its version of...
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