Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and a bipartisan group of 31 senators today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Ron Kirk in support of American bison exports. The letter urges the administration to provide ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the announcement of a $25 billion deal states reached between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Justice and the country’s largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and servicing problems. The settlem...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the announcement that Colorado’s application for a regulatory relief waiver from the requirements of No Child Left Behind has been accepted. Bennet will attend the President’s announcement at the White House. “As a former superintende...

Eight Members of Delegation Deliver Support Letter to Conference Committee Ahead of Today’s Meeting of Conferees Expiration of the Tax Credit Jeopardizes Colorado Jobs, Economy which includes 6,000 Wind Energy, Manufacturing Workers Eight members of the Colorado Congressional Delegation called on a congressional confer...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today voted to give final approval to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill. The vote comes after numerous delays in Congress, which included 23 temporary extensions and one partial shutdown of the FAA over the course of five years. The shutdown and uncertainty created b...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s announcement that it will continue to support research and development of oil shale technologies prior to pursuing commercial-scale development on Colorado’s public lands: “In Colorado, we have...

Committee-Approved Bill Includes Bennet-Backed Changes to Rural Transit Formula and Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Bennet Introduces Additional Bill to Spur Transit-Oriented Development Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded committee passage of a bill to provide more certainty for transit proje...

Colorado U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet today welcomed the decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reinstate funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings. And they applauded the efforts by Komen's Denver and Aspen affiliates, which helped convince their parent group to change its position. In a lette...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today nominations for 52 young Coloradans to attend one of the nation's service academies. The nominees were selected through a competitive application and interview process and represent a cross-section of the state's most outstanding high school students. "One of the best parts of ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in honor of Black History Month: “Black History Month offers an opportunity to honor the contributions of African-Americans throughout our nation’s history and celebrate how far we have come in the fight for equality. Countless individuals in Colora...