Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after voting to keep the government open. The Senate passed a short-term measure to extend government funding for seven weeks.
At Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform Markup, Bennet Puts Forth Comprehensive “Fiscal Reform Act”
Nov 15, 2018
At today’s bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform markup, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced his comprehensive plan to overhaul Washington’s broken budgeting and appropriations processes.
COLORADO – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D) and Ken Buck (R) today joined together to urge Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William Long to reimburse Colorado counties for disaster recovery projects following the 2013 floods and pro...
Legislation Would Hold Washington Accountable and Shed More Light on Major Campaign Contributors
Jul 26, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the Spotlight Act to hold Washington accountable with a push to overturn a new rule allowing special interests to hide those who are funding political campaigns.
Bill Would Rein In Pay-to-Play Politics and Reduce the Damaging Influence of Lobbyists on Our Democracy
Jul 25, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) today introduced the Curtailing Lobbyists and Empowering Americans for a New (CLEAN) Politics Act of 2018, a bill to curb pay-to-play politics and limit the undue access and influence of lobbyists in Washington.
Following Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decisions on partisan gerrymandering, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the Fair Maps Act of 2018. The legislation would prohibit partisan gerrymandering and provide standing to every eligible voter to challenge a gerrymandered map.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Gill v. Whitford and Benisek v. Lamone.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 20 Democratic colleagues sent a letter urging Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Director of Presidential Personnel John DeStefano to choose a nonpartisan, experienced, and scientifically-qualified nominee to be the director of the Census Bureau.
With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senators only need one more vote to restore open Internet order
May 10, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore enforceable net neutrality rules. Discharge petitions require signatures from 30 Senators to force a vote, and a simple majority is needed for passage.
Lawmakers send letters of support for Boulder County and other communities
May 03, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Polis this week sent letters to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William Long and Regional Administrator Lee dePalo, supporting Boulder County’s request for reimbursements for disaster recovery efforts after the 2013 floods.
