Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today joined a bipartisan push in the Senate to bring much needed transparency to the federal appropriations process. The Earmark...
Bennet: Supporting Our Troops Is Something that Ought to Unite All Americans
Denver, CO – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on Armed Forces Day, which is celebrated every third Saturday in May: “One thing all of us can agree on –...
Bennet Bill to Bolster Rural Housing Loan Program, Help Families Access Credit Advances in Senate
Washington, DC -Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that key provisions of the legislation he introduced to bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of...
Bennet Keeps Up Push to End Secret Holds
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, took to the Senate floor in support of an amendment to hold politicians in Washington accountable and stop the partisan games by...
Bennet: Done Right, Comprehensive Energy Legislation Will Create Jobs, Put America Back In Control of its Energy Future
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on comprehensive energy legislation released today by U.S. Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman...
Senate Begins Debate on Bennet Plan to ‘Pay It Back’
Washington, DC -- The Senate is poised to begin debate on an amendment authored by Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, to cut the size of the bailout and to end the revolving bailout fund....
Bennet, Scott Brown, Tester Laud Inclusion of Bipartisan Plan to ‘Pay It Back’ in Wall Street Reform
Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Scott Brown (R-MA) and Jon Tester (D-MT) lauded the inclusion of the ‘Pay It Back' Plan in Wall Street Reform as an important and...
Senate Passes Bennet ‘Pay It Back’ Plan to End Revolving Bailout Fund
Washington, DC -- The Senate today passed an amendment authored by Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, to cut the size of the bailout and to end the revolving bailout fund passed with...
Bennet Takes to the Phones, Hears Concerns from Housing Counselors at Foreclosure Prevention Hotline
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, spoke with a homeowner hoping to stave off foreclosure while answering calls at the Colorado Foreclosure Prevention Hotline today. Bennet also...
Bennet Statement on President’s Nomination of Elena Kagan to Supreme Court
Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: "Elena Kagan has an...