Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed U.S. Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus funding bill, which includes several of his bills to address our...
Bennet Urges Secretary Haaland to Reform Outdated Oil and Gas Bonding Rates to Ensure Companies, Not Taxpayers, Pay Cleanup Costs of Wells Drilled on Federal Lands
Washington, D.C.— Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland to address outdated and insufficient federal oil and gas bonding rates to...
Bennet Secures Over $116 Million to Support 81 Colorado Projects Across Colorado
Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured over $116 million for 81 Colorado projects in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) omnibus funding bill through...
Bennet Statement on GOP Exclusion of Expanded Child Tax Credit from Omnibus Bill
Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after Republican leaders refused to negotiate a deal to extend the Child Tax Credit for American...
Support Grows for Bennet’s Affordable and Secure Food Act
Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted growing support for his Affordable and Secure Food Act (ASFA), including in a letter from 242 agricultural industry groups...
Bennet Urges Action To Address Agricultural Workforce Labor Crisis, Calls for Affordable and Secure Food Act Passage
Washington, D.C. — Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged his colleagues to act on the agricultural workforce labor crisis affecting family farms and...
ICYMI: Land O’Lakes CEO Urges Action on Bennet’s Affordable and Secure Food Act
Denver — In case you missed it, Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford urged lawmakers to act swiftly on Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s Affordable and Secure Food Act. In her post, Ford highlights the...
Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Clean Energy Funding to Rural Communities Across Colorado
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the announcement from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) that rural small businesses across Colorado were awarded...
Bennet, Newhouse, Farm Workers, Agricultural Employers Rally Behind Plan to Address Labor Crisis in American Agriculture
Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Representatives Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), farm workers, and agricultural...
Bennet Statement After Energy Permitting Reform Amendment Fails to Pass Senate
Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after voting in favor of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) Building American Energy Security...