Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed a resolution authored by Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, designating June 23 as Olympic Day. Colorado is the home of the U.S. Olympic Committee and training center as well as numerous athletes of all abilities. Along with Bennet, the resolution was authore...
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today announced that the City and County of Denver will receive $299,691 from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) to provide job training for veterans. “No one who has served in our country’s military shou...

Bennet Urges House to Keep Rural Housing Loan Program in Supplemental Bill

Bennet Fights to Bolster Loan Program Currently on Brink of Insolvency

Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today urged the House to pass key provisions that mirror legislation Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, introduced to bolster Rural Housing Service loan programs on the brink of insolvency. In a letter to Chairman Dave Obey and Ranking Member Jerry Lewis of t...

Bennet to Pelosi: Members of Congress Should Not Get Pay Raises While Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet

In Letter, Bennet Urges House to End Automatic Congressional Pay Raises

Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today urged the House of Representatives to pass a bill to end the current system of automatic, annual pay raises for members of Congress. In a letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Bennet joined 19 of his Senate colleagues in calling for a House vote on ...

Bennet: Big Oil Should Have to Clean Up Mess, Not Taxpayers

Bennet Pushing to Ensure Big Oil Companies Are Held Responsible for Every Penny of Damage from Oil Spills

Washington, DC – While the Gulf Coast is dealing with the environmental and economic devastation from the ongoing oil spill, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, joined an effort to ensure that big oil companies are forced to pay for all economic damages resulting from oil spills. The Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimit...
Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, senador de los Estados Unidos para Colorado, hoy utilizo su primera audiencia como presidente del Subcomité sobre la Energía, la Ciencia y la Tecnología del Comité de Agricultura del Senado para resaltar un proyecto de ley bipartidista que promueve la eficiencia ene...

Bennet Uses First Hearing as Chairman to Push Bipartisan Bill to Promote Energy Efficiency, Create Jobs in Colorado's Rural Communities

Colorado Rural Electric Association Executive Director Testifies in Favor of the Rural Energy Savings Program Act

Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today used his first hearing as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy, Science and Technology to highlight a bipartisan bill that promotes energy efficiency and creates jobs in rural communities. The Rural Energy Savings Progra...