Will Provide Certainty for Colorado Transportation Projects Includes Bennet-Backed Changes to Rural Transit Formula and Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning The U.S. Senate today passed a transportation bill that will provide more certainty for transit projects in Colorado and includes a provision Colorado U....

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after the Senate failed to pass a compromise amendment package that included an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), which is set to expire at the end of 2012 if Congress fails to act. The amendment included several additional energy ta...

Have Already Urged Action By IRS, FEC, FCC—Now Planning Legislative Remedy As Well In 2012 Alone, Outside Groups Have Spent $90M Influencing Elections—Many Groups Raise Funds in Unlimited Quantities and Do Not Disclose Donors Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has teamed with a group of colleagues to form a ta...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Scott Brown (R-MA) and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) today introduced a bipartisan bill to help expand investments in Colorado small businesses and start ups. The Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure (“CROWDFUND”...

The Colorado Congressional delegation today applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) preliminary approval of Colorado’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) to reduce regional haze pollution in Colorado’s national parks and wilderness areas. The EPA’s proposal to adopt the plan would approve the...

Bill Seeks to Stem the Skyrocketing Cases of Medical Product Cargo and Pharmacy Robberies Follows Senate Passage of Bill to Crack Down on Counterfeit Drugs The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed with broad bipartisan support a bill backed by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to protect consumers from stolen medical sup...

A Package of Tax Extensions Tied Together in a Vote Bennet Prefers Individual Vote on Wind, Will Support Full Package Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of a Senate vote on an amendment package that includes an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC), which is set to exp...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with six of his Senate colleagues, has introduced a bipartisan bill to address deficiencies in the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) women-owned small business contracting program, which Congress directed SBA to establish more than 10 years ago. In addition to Bennet, the Fair...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined his Senate colleagues in approving a bipartisan plan that – if ultimately passed into law – will extend the life of two initiatives that direct resources to Colorado counties to support local schools, county maintenance programs, forest management and other critical prog...

Montoya Highlights Importance of Bill Discussed at Banking Hearing Bennet Chaired Bennet Recommended Montoya to Participate in Senate Democratic Hispanic Task Force Meeting Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet was joined today by Ron Montoya, chairman of the board at Solera National Bank, in Washington, DC to discuss job crea...