Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today highlighted the devastating effects of last summer’s drought – one of the worst in decades – on Colorado’s agriculture industry and rural communities in a...
Bennet, Udall Welcome Senate Judiciary Committee’s Approval of Raymond Moore, Nominee to U.S. District Court of Colorado
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed news today that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee approved Raymond Moore’s nomination to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado. Moore,...
Bennet, Burr React to IOM Report: “Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs”
“The release of today’s Institute of Medicine’s report “Countering the Problem of Falsified and Substandard Drugs” calling for a national track and trace system underscores the urgency of Congress...
Bennet, Udall Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Renewable Energy Permits, Support Local Communities
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dean Heller (R-NV) in introducing a bipartisan bill to streamline the permit process for renewable energy...
Bennet Statement on President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. “The President’s call for a bipartisan...
Senate Passes Bennet’s SAFER Act to Reduce Backlog of Rape Kits
The U.S. Senate today passed a bill authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to help reduce the national backlog of rape kits. The Sexual Assault...
Senate Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act, Bennet calls on House to Act Quickly
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today praised the Senate’s swift reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which he cosponsored. Included in the bill are Bennet’s SAFER Act,...
Bennet Attends White House Medal of Honor Ceremony for Staff Sergeant Clinton Lavor Romesha
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today attended the White House Medal of Honor Presentation Ceremony for Staff Sergeant Clinton Lavor Romesha. Sergeant Romesha is the fourth living...
Bennet, Udall Introduce Bill to Aid Wildfire Recovery Efforts in Colorado
Continuing their fight for Colorado communities impacted by last year’s wildfires, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today introduced a bill that would restore resources that were...
Sens. Bennet, Alexander and Reps. Eshoo, Lance Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Premature Births
Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Cali.) and Leonard Lance (R-N.J.), today introduced legislation to reduce infant deaths and disabilities by...