Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it has designated 43 of Colorado’s 64 counties as disaster areas due to...
Bennet Congratulates Representative Ferrandino on Becoming Colorado’s First Openly Gay Speaker of the House
At today’s commencement of the 2013 state legislature, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement, congratulating Representative Mark Ferrandino on becoming the first openly gay...
Bennet Calls on House to Move Quickly to Reauthorize VAWA
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the U.S. House of Representatives to quickly pass a bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The House failed to pass the...
Bennet to Co-host “Beyond Colorado”? Workshops for Businesses Looking to Expand Internationally
The office of Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced it will co-host a series of workshops – entitled “Beyond Colorado: How to Bring Your Products and Services to the Global...
Bennet’s ‘Breakthrough’ Provision to get Lifesaving Drugs to Patients Yields First Designations
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced two of its cystic fibrosis treatments were granted the first Breakthrough Therapy...
President Signs Satellite Export Control Reforms, Troops to Teachers into Law
President Obama late yesterday signed two provisions authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill includes Bennet’s measures...
Bennet Statement on Extension of Wind Energy Tax Credit
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC). “While the extension of the PTC was included in a much larger...
First Breakthrough Therapy Drug Approved
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Gang of Eight Immigration Bill
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Bennet Statement on Fiscal Cliff Vote
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the fiscal cliff vote: “Washington once again has lived up to its reputation as the ‘Land of Flickering Lights.’ For...