Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) progress toward opening its satellite office in downtown Denver. USPTO Director David Kappos...
Bennet Outlines Next Steps in Wake of Shootings Including Assault Weapons Ban, Access to Mental Health Services
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement outlining the steps he supports in the wake of the shootings in Aurora and Newtown to help keep the wrong weapons out of the...
Bennet Provisions to Reform Satellite Exports Included in Final Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate and House Armed Services Committees unveiled the final version of the Defense Authorization bill, called a conference report, which includes provisions based upon a bill introduced by...
Bennet Statement on the Passing of Senator Daniel Inouye
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the passing of Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii. “I am saddened to learn that we lost a great leader in the United States...
Bennet Statement on Connecticut School Shooting
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the shooting today at a Connecticut elementary school. “The terrible news out of Connecticut is staggering. Like all...
Bennet, Udall Secure Watershed Protection Funds in Proposed Disaster Legislation
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed language in the Senate's $60.4 billion Supplemental Appropriation for Disaster Assistance bill, unveiled today, which includes $125 million the...
Bennet Urges Defense Panel to Reform Restrictions on Satellite Exports in Final Defense Authorization Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today pressed Senate leaders on the Armed Services Committee to include reforms to satellite export controls in the final version of the Defense Authorization...
Bennet, Udall Join Bipartisan Push to Include 2012 Farm Bill in End-of-Year Package
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today joined a bipartisan group of 33 senators to urge Senate leadership to include the Senate-passed 2012 Farm Bill as part of any end-of-year...
Bennet Welcomes Report on Colorado River Water Supply
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the Bureau of Reclamation’s Colorado River Supply and Demand Study, which projects water supply and demand imbalances throughout the Colorado...
Bennet Applauds EPA Move to Allow Good Samaritans to Clean Up Abandoned Mines
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded a new policy issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce legal vulnerabilities for Good Samaritans who volunteer to clean up...