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...
Bennet Statement on Senate Vote to Suspend the Debt Ceiling
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote today to suspend the debt ceiling through May. “Today’s vote is more evidence that Washington is the ‘Land of...
Bennet Statement on Meeting with Treasury Secretary Nominee Jack Lew
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today after meeting with President Obama’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. “Our...
Bennet, El Grupo Bipartidista de Senadores Revelan su Acuerdo para la Reforma Migratoria
El Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet y un grupo de Senadores bipartidistas presentaron hoy un acuerdo para una reforma migratoria que servirá para un proyecto de ley que el grupo planea introducir...
Bennet: House Should Not Have Removed Wildfire Recovery Funds for Colorado
Following delays and missed deadlines in the House of Representatives, the U.S Senate today moved quickly to approve the House’s version of the Sandy disaster relief bill without amendments. ...
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