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...
Colorado Congressional Delegation Welcomes Brookings Institute Report, Pledges to Work to Boost State’s Aerospace Industry
The Colorado congressional delegation welcomed a Brookings Institute report out today, "Launch!: Taking Colorado's Space Economy to the Next Level," and pledged to work in Washington to ensure the...
Bennet Statement on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement on the twentieth anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act: “For twenty years, this historic law has helped individuals...
Bennet Urges Senate To Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged his colleagues in the Senate to move quickly to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Included in the bill are two provisions that...
SAFER Act included in Violence Against Women’s Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged his colleagues in the Senate to move quickly to pass the bipartisan Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, which is included in the...
SAFER Act Helps Reduce Rape Kit Backlog
Survivors of sexual assault should not have to wait for justice to be served while DNA evidence sits untested. Michael helped pass a law that gives police and crime labs greater flexibility to use...
Bennet, Udall Urge Appropriations Committee to Restore Wildfire Recovery Resources
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to allocate resources for Colorado’s wildfire recovery efforts in a forthcoming appropriations...