Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today urged the Senate to pass historic legislation that lays out new rules for Wall Street, cracks down on big bank abuses, improves...
Udall, Bennet Urge Obama Administration to Renew Payments to Support Rural Counties
Washington, D.C. – Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, Colorado’s U.S. Senators, today joined a bipartisan effort to maintain the “contract” between rural America and the federal government. Udall and...
Bennet: Time is Now to Fix Washington, Deliver for American People
Washington, DC – At the beginning of another four-week work period, following the previous work period during which the Senate failed to produce legislation on major issues like jobs and the...
Bennet: Kagan’s Experience, Intellect Will Add Perspective and Depth to Supreme Court
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that he would be voting in support of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s nomination to serve on the United States Supreme...
Bennet Joins Effort to Honor World War II Members of Civil Air Patrol
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today announced he will cosponsor a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol...
Bennet, Udall, Salazar Applaud VA Response to Request to Ease Benefits Process for Veterans Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, and Congressman John Salazar today welcomed the Department of Veterans Affairs agreement to streamline a burdensome and tangled VA process after the...
Bennet: On Day 80, Oil Continues to Gush into Gulf, Investigators Still Without Subpoena Power
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on now the eightieth day since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico: “Eighty...
Bennet: Denial of Health Care Due to One Penny Discrepancy Deplorable
Washington, DC – After reports that a Colorado Springs woman was threatened that her coverage would be dropped due to a dispute over one cent, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today...
Bennet: Coloradans with Pre-existing Conditions Can Now Get Health Insurance
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today applauded the establishment of Colorado’s new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) to provide a health insurance option for...
Bennet Presses for U.S. to Host Future World Cup
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, urged the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to select the United States to host the FIFA World Cup in 2018 or...