Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) are urging Senate committee leaders to consider western states and rural...
New Report Proposes Creation of National Veterans Foundation to Improve Collaboration Between Public and Private Resources
Bennet Commissioned Report to Better Serve Veterans and Military Families, Prepare for Troops Returning from Service in Iraq and Afghanistan Prepared by Participants of Bennet’s Colorado Veterans...
Bennet Statement on Colorado Rural School Districts Retaining Access to Resources for Broadband Access
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a former superintendent of schools, today released the following statement on news that a group of 21 rural Colorado school districts, the East Central Board of...
Bennet: EPA, NREL Announcement of Solar Feasibility Study in Aurora Creates Potential for New Jobs, New Energy
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National...
Bennet Statement on FY 2011 FDA Innovative Drug Approvals Report
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the release of the 2011 U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Innovative Drug Approval Report, which highlights 35 new innovative drugs approved in...
Bennet: Kit Carson and Yuma County Producers Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans
Kit Carson and Yuma Among Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that on November 9 at 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), the federal...
Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Clean Up Campaign Finance System
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Tom Udall today introduced a constitutional amendment to grant Congress the authority to regulate the campaign finance system. Among other important reforms, the...
Bennet: Chinese Counterfeit Drug Sting Amplifies Need to Update Drug Safety Laws
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on news reports that officials in China’s central Henan province arrested 114 people and seized nearly $30...
Bennet Statement on NAEP Results
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on today’s release of the 2011 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). “Colorado’s...
Bennet Marks 150th Anniversary of the Creation of Colorado’s Original 17 Counties
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement marking the 150th anniversary of the Colorado Territorial Legislature creating the original 17 counties...