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...
Bennet, Udall Fight to Secure Tools, Programs Needed to Fight Wildfires, Protect Communities
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall introduced legislation today to permanently reauthorize Stewardship Contracting authority for the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land...
Bennet Asks VA About Expanding Veterans’ Access to Non-VA Health Care Facilities in Rural Areas
In an effort to improve access to health care for veterans living in rural areas, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today asked Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki whether it had...
Bennet, Tipton Reintroduce Companion Bills to Preserve Hermosa Creek Watershed
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Scott Tipton are introducing a bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest...
Bennet Statement on Remembrance Day of Armenian Genocide
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement regarding the April 24 Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide. The genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 at the end of the...
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Sodsaver Prairie Protection Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of senators led by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today to introduce a bill that would modify crop insurance...
Bennet, Portman Reintroduce CAREER Act
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) reintroduced the Careers Through Responsive, Efficient, and Effective Retraining (CAREER) Act, renewing a push to make federal job training...
Bennet, Udall, Tipton Reintroduce Bill to Help Reimburse Fort Lewis College for Native American Tuition
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Representative Scott Tipton have reintroduced companion bills in the Senate and House of Representatives to help Fort Lewis College cover...
Former Denver Mayor Bill Vidal Testifies in Support of Bipartisan Immigration Bill
Guillermo “Bill” Vidal, president and CEO of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver and former mayor of Denver, testified today before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of the...
Bennet Statement in Celebration of Earth Day
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement in celebration of Earth Day. “One of the reasons Colorado is such a special place is that we have a proud history of...