U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) led a bipartisan group of senators today to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to quickly clarify rules relating to the renewable...
Judges Begin Work in Colorado Patent Office
The first three administrative patent judges assigned to the new United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) office in Colorado begin their first day on the job today. The judges will work out of the...
Bennet, Udall Applaud Inclusion of Wildfire Disaster Assistance in Continuing Resolution
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today applauded the inclusion of over $48 million for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program in a continuing resolution to fund the...
Bennet Congratulates Julie Shue on Being Named Regional Principal of the Year
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Julie Shue from Corwin International Magnet School in Pueblo, Colorado on being named one of eleven Regional Principals of the Year by the...
Bennet Welcomes Selection of Major General Michelle Johnson for Air Force Academy’s Top Post
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Major General Michelle Johnson on her selection for promotion to Lieutenant General and to become the next Superintendent of the United...
Bennet, Udall Sign Legal Brief to Supreme Court Arguing Against DOMA
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today signed onto a legal brief to the United States Supreme Court calling the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional and a...
Colorado Victim Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of Bennet’s SAFER Act, VAWA
Victim rights advocates from throughout Colorado and the nation applauded yesterday’s renewal of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and the SAFER Act, which was authored by Colorado U.S. Senator...
Colorado, Utah Lawmakers Request More Public Input on Sage-Grouse Proposal
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today was joined by Senators Mark Udall (D-CO), Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Scott Tipton (R-CO), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Jim...
VAWA Passes House, Heads to President’s Desk to Become Law
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet hailed today’s renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, which contains his bill to help reduce the national rape kit backlog. The bipartisan bill passed the...
Bennet’s Veterans Working Group Initiates Colorado Panel on Veterans Mental Health
At the request of his Veterans Working Group, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced the creation of a panel specifically focused on the high rate of suicide among veterans. The panel...