Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on the heels of reports that one Republican Senator has placed a blanket hold on over 50 nominees to posts in...
Bennet: New Reports of Student Progress Show Colorado Public Schools Headed in the Right Direction
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and former Superintendent of the Denver Public Schools (DPS), released the following statement on new reports showing higher levels of...
Bennet, Salazar Laud Inclusion of Language to Establish New Southern Colorado National Veterans Cemetery in President’s Budget
Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Representative John Salazar today celebrated President Obama's inclusion of language in the FY 2011 budget that calls for the establishment of a new...
Bennet Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for a second term: "I voted to pass...
Bennet and McCaskill Applaud Passage of PAYGO Amendment
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) today applauded Senate passage of an amendment that would help reduce the national deficit and control...
Bennet Unveils Fighting for Colorado Families – A Year in Review
Report Serves as Snapshot of Bennet's Work for Colorado Since Entering Office Highlights Work On Constituent Services, Jobs & Economy, Land and Water, Veterans, Agriculture & Rural...
Bennet Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address before a Joint Session of...
Bennet Applauds Budget Freeze Proposals, Disappointed in Senate Rejection of Spending Accountability Commission
Denver, CO - Today, in the wake of a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate projecting this year's deficit to total $1.35 trillion, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded President Barack...
Udall, Bennet Pass Resolution Honoring 150th Anniversary of Colorado National Guard
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that they have joined their colleagues in passing a resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of...
Bennet: December Jobs Numbers Show Need for Immediate Action
Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet said that the U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment numbers for December 2009, which show unemployment in Colorado increasing to 7.5 percent, is a sign that...