Bennet Congratulates Government Printing Office in Pueblo on One Billionth Publication
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated the U.S. Government Printing Office’s (GPO) Congressman Frank Evans Document Distribution Center in Pueblo on achieving the milestone of...
USDA Designates 5 Counties in Southern Colorado as Disaster Areas Due to Drought
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated five Colorado counties in southern Colorado as disaster areas due to recent drought...
Bennet Introduces Bill to help Ranchers Combat Animal-Borne Illnesses, Protect Public Health
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced a bill to provide a more stable flow of resources for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), which monitors animal-borne illnesses...
Bennet Statement on U.S. Forest Service Air Tanker Contracts
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) announcement it will award contracts to five companies to provide a total of seven Next...
Colorado Leaders Urge FAA to Locate Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site in Colorado
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, Gov. John Hickenlooper and five of Colorado's members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging...
Bennet Pushes for PILT, SRS and Wildfire Prevention
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is urging Senate appropriators to support resources for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT), the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) programs and for wildfire prevention,...
Colorado Congressional Delegation Members Call for Five-Year Farm Bill
Six members of the Colorado Congressional delegation are urging Senate and House Agriculture Committee leaders to pass a five-year Farm Bill. In a letter today, the bipartisan group of...
Bennet Leads Effort to Strengthen Farm Bill Conservation Programs
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led 18 colleagues in urging the Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture to strengthen conservation programs authorized in the Farm Bill. In a letter...
Bennet, Franken Push for School Principal Recruitment, Training to Improve Education
Colorado U.S. Senator joined Senator Al Franken (D-MN) today to reintroduce the School Principal Recruitment and Training Act, which would create a new competitive grant program to...