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...
Bennet Urges Extension of COBRA and Unemployment Benefits
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of 3o other senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Finance Chairman Committee Max Baucus...
Bennet Urges USDA to Proceed With Caution On Crop Insurance Changes, Put Interests of Colorado Farmers First
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to proceed with caution on changes to the federal crop...
Bennet Announces $4.8 Million in Emergency LIHEAP Funding to Help Colorado’s Low-Income Families Cope With High Heating Costs
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that help is on the way for Colorado families struggling to pay their heating bills this winter. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Citizens United v. FEC
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on today's 5 to 4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Citizens United v. FEC: "I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme...
Bennet Applauds USDA Appointments to Colorado’s Farm Service Agency State Committee
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for making appointments to Colorado's Farm Service Agency State Committee. The FSA State...
Udall, Bennet and Salazar Staff participate in the 2010 Jumpstart Resource Fair in Grand Junction
Staff representing Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Congressmen John Salazar partnered with the Mesa County Workforce Center on Wednesday to connect Coloradans with employment and job...
Bennet Urges Secretary Clinton to Address Needs of Haitian Orphans in Earthquake Relief Efforts
In the wake of the tragic earthquake in Haiti, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado joined 44 of his colleagues in Congress in a letter to Secretary Hillary Clinton urging the State Department...
Udall, Bennet Announce Nearly $6 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Create Green Jobs in Colorado
Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment would receive a $5,998,050 State Energy Sector Training Grant from the...
Bennet: America Must Build on Life, Legacy of Martin Luther King to Create More Opportunity for Future Generations
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Earlier today, Bennet participated in the annual MLK Marade in Denver. "Dr....