Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that several Colorado priorities are included in the $1.1 trillion omnibus budget deal to fund the government through September 30, 2017.
Supports Innovative Model to Help Solve Social and Public Health Challenges
Apr 27, 2017
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Todd Young (R-IN), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Susan Collins (R-ME) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand social and public health interventions while saving taxpayer dollars.
Bill Would Provide Arturo Hernandez-Garcia Relief from Deportation
Apr 27, 2017
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a private bill for the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia, a Colorado resident and business owner who has been apprehended for deportation. Bennet also reached out to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to request more time in processing his case.
Colorado Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) introduced legislation to rename the Denver Post Office Stockyards Station after Private George T. Sakato, an Army veteran who was awarded the Medal of Honor, and later worked at the Stockyards Station Post Office for 27 years.
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to President Trump's one-page tax reform proposal released earlier today in place of the full, comprehensive proposal that was promised weeks ago:
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order to review the Antiquities Act and provide recommendations that could diminish national monuments created by previous presidents:
Letter demands any process for evaluating monument protections be ‘open, transparent, and public'
Apr 26, 2017
Colorado Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) and 27 other Democratic senators in sending a letter to President Trump condemning his Executive Order, which threatens national monuments by directing the Department of Interior to review, and possibly modify or rescind, prior monument designations.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement ahead of President Trump's anticipated Executive Order affecting the Antiquities Act:
Letter Seeks Clarification on Commitment to Donate All Profits from Foreign Governments
Apr 24, 2017
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet last week sent a third letter to White House Counsel Donald McGahn expressing his concerns about the foreign policy and national security implications of the President's conflicts.