Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today urged key Senate and House negotiators of the Wall Street reform bill to retain the bipartisan ‘Pay it Back’ amendment. This...
Bennet Announces $500,000 Grant for Veterans Green Job Training
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today announced that the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment will receive $500,000 to provide green job training for veterans....
Bennet Anuncia Otorgamiento de $500,000 para Formación para Veteranos en Trabajos Verdes
Bennet anuncio hoy que el Departamento De Labor y Empleo en Colorado recibirá $500,000 para proveer entrenamiento para trabajos verdes para veteranos. “Colorado puede ser líder nacional hacia un...
Bennet: BP Should Cover the Costs of Gulf Oil Spill, Not Taxpayers
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today joined a group of senators in calling on BP to immediately establish a $20 billion special account to cover the costs necessary to...
Bennet to Shinseki: Our Veterans Deserve Faster, More Efficient VA
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, urged Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to make the VA claims backlog a priority and work to correct inefficiencies in the archaic,...
Bennet: Washington Must Increase Transparency, Accountability of Earmark Process
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today introduced a bill that would increase transparency and accountability of the earmark process. “In a democracy, taxpayers...
Bennet: Seniors Will Get Help to Cover the Medicare Donut Hole
Washington, DC – With thousands of seniors struggling to make ends meet in Colorado, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, wants them to know that help is on the way. Medicare...
Bennet Introduces Bill to Prepare and Support Principals to Help Turn Around Lowest Performing Schools
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, today introduced a bill to help prepare principals to lead transformations to...
Bennet Calls for Subpoena Power for BP Oil Spill Investigation
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today cosponsored a bill to give subpoena power to a Presidential bipartisan commission to enhance its ability to conduct a thorough...
Bennet Statement on the Passing of Opalanga Pugh
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on the passing of storyteller and Denver native Opalanga Pugh on Saturday: “Those who were lucky...