Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the announcement that negotiators have failed to reach a compromise agreement in the state legislature to give local communities more control over oil and gas drilling. “Oil and gas support Colorado jobs, help drive our economy, and reduce our dependence...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged his Senate colleagues to support a bill that returns the ability to make health decisions to women and their families, rather than allowing employers to impose their beliefs on employees by denying benefits. The Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act restores th...

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall heralded the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's release of $58.2 million in additional flood-recovery funds to Colorado. The release, which Bennet and Udall worked to secure from supplemental disaster-recovery funding set aside following Hurricane Sandy, brings HUD's total...

Bill Includes Bennet-Udall Measure to Help Improve Rural Water Infrastructure Bennet’s Proposal to Treat LNG Equally to Diesel Fuel also in Bill Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today called on the Senate to quickly pass a bill to sustain the Highway Trust Fund into early 2015. If Congress doesn&rsquo...

Includes Bennet’s Bill to Treat LNG Equally to Diesel Fuel Also Contains Bennet-Udall Bill to Help Improve Rural Water Infrastructure The Senate Finance Committee today approved a bill to sustain the Highway Trust Fund into early 2015. It includes two measures Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet secured to conserve ener...

The stuff is called Cotton Candy, Fruity Loops and even Gummi Bear. But this particular stuff is not a pack of bubble gum or bag of fruit chews you might see as you check out at your local convenience store. It is, in fact, a highly toxic and still-unregulated form of concentrated liquid nicotine for use in vapor devices includ...

House Passage Sends WIA to President’s Desk Bipartisan Bill Supports High-Performing Providers of Job-Training Services, Ensures Workers Equipped with 21‎st Century Skills A proposal from U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to support high-performing job-training services is slated to become la...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today met with Robert McDonald, the president’s nominee to serve as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). Bennet stressed the importance of completing construction of the VA hospital in Aurora and fixing the systemic issues within the VA to ensure veterans receive the care and services t...

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will join Senators Mark Udall and Patty Murray to introduce the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference Act. It will restore the contraceptive coverage requirement guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act and protect coverage of other health services from employers who want ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged Congress to support emergency appropriations to address the influx of unaccompanied minors at the border and to make crucial resources available to fight wildfires. The Administration has requested $4.3 billion to meet these needs. “Congress should have already passed a bill ...