Press Releases

Bennet Highlights Effects of Drought on Colorado's Agriculture Industry

Introduces Drought Expert Dr. Roger Pulwarty of Boulder at Senate Agriculture Committee Meeting

Feb 14, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today highlighted the devastating effects of last summer’s drought – one of the worst in decades – on Colorado’s agriculture industry and rural communities in a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. The hearing was held to explore the toll weather disasters have taken on ...
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Bennet, Udall Urge President to Restore Wildfire Recovery Resources

Feb 14, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are continuing their fight for Colorado communities impacted by last year’s wildfires. The senators today urged President Obama to allocate resources for Colorado’s wildfire recovery efforts in his upcoming budget request for Fiscal Year 2014. Last month, the House ...
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Bennet, Udall Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Renewable Energy Permits, Support Local Communities

Senators' bipartisan bill cuts red tape, improves leasing system for wind, solar projects on public lands

Feb 13, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall joined Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Dean Heller (R-NV) in introducing a bipartisan bill to streamline the permit process for renewable energy projects on public lands and reinvest in local communities. The Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act creates a leasing pilot ...
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Bennet Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address

Feb 12, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. “The President’s call for a bipartisan fix to our broken immigration system is in line with Colorado’s values. From our robust agriculture, tourism and hi-tech indu...
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Senate Passes Bennet's SAFER Act to Reduce Backlog of Rape Kits

Feb 12, 2013
The U.S. Senate today passed a bill authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to help reduce the national backlog of rape kits. The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, was included in the larger Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that the Senate passed today by a bipartisa...
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Senate Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act, Bennet calls on House to Act Quickly

Bill Includes Bennet's Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Rape Kit Backlog and Bennet-backed Provision to Increase Safety on College Campuses

Feb 12, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today praised the Senate’s swift reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which he cosponsored. Included in the bill are Bennet’s SAFER Act, which would help reduce the national backlog of rape kits, and the Campus SaVE Act, a provision Bennet cosponsored that aims ...
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Bennet Attends White House Medal of Honor Ceremony for Staff Sergeant Clinton Lavor Romesha

During a brutal 12-hour engagement, the Fort Carson soldier led several operations to recover fallen soldiers, launch counter-attacks

Feb 11, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today attended the White House Medal of Honor Presentation Ceremony for Staff Sergeant Clinton Lavor Romesha. Sergeant Romesha is the fourth living Medal of Honor Recipient from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Romesha was a Fort Carson soldier, assigned to the 4th Infantry Division just outside C...
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