Press Releases

Ten Southwest and San Luis Valley Counties Receive Drought Disaster Designations from USDA

Designations Make Farmers, Ranchers Eligible for Assistance

Jul 02, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued disaster designations for ten Southwest and San Luis Valley counties due to severe drought conditions. The designations make farmers and ranchers in these counties eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency. “Drou...
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Bennet Seeks Interns for Fall Semester in Washington, Colorado Offices

Jul 02, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is accepting internship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, DC and Colorado offices. In addition to his Washington office, internships are available year round in the following Colorado locations: Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango,...
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Bennet, Udall, Polis, Perlmutter Herald Decision for CU, CSU to Host U.S. Hub for International Future Earth Initiative

Lawmakers Urged the International Council for Science in November 2013 to Bring Hub to Colorado

Jul 02, 2014
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Congressmen Jared Polis and Ed Perlmutter heralded the International Council for Science's decision today to locate one of the five international hubs for the Future Earth Initiative at the University of Colorado-Boulder and Colorado State University. The 10-year international initiat...
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Bennet Hears about Colorado River Conservation Projects in Montrose

Projects Eligible for Federal Resources Following Critical Conservation Area Designation

Jul 01, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet met with local stakeholders in Montrose to hear about their conservation project proposals that are now eligible for federal funding following the Critical Conservation Area (CCA) designation for the Colorado River Basin. The Upper Colorado River Basin was one of eight areas designated as a CC...
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Bennet Denounces Speaker Boehner's Decision to Punt on Immigration Reform

Jun 30, 2014
No Vote on Immigration Hurts Economy, National Security, Families Calls for President to use His Legal Authority to Ease the Burden on Businesses, Workers, Families Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today blasted the decision by House Speaker John Boehner to not hold a vote on immigration this year. The decision comes days ...
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Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

Jun 30, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The 5-4 decision stated that closely held companies cannot be required to pay for health care coverage of certain contraceptives for their employees. “The Supreme Court’s troubling decisio...
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Bennet Celebrates Opening of Colorado's Satellite Patent Office

New Office Will Be Vital Resource for Region's Entrepreneurs

Jun 30, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today celebrated the opening of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) new satellite office in downtown Denver. Bennet coordinated the state’s bipartisan effort to bring the satellite office to Colorado. “Colorado is leading the charge for the country’s innovati...
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Bennet: Immigration Reform Long Overdue, House Needs to Act

Urges House to End Intransigence, Pass Bipartisan Senate Bill

Jun 27, 2014
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Senate’s passage of its bipartisan immigration bill: “There is no other country in the world for which immigration is so central to its history and its identity. And yet even though we agree on both sides of the...
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Bennet, Crapo Applaud Focus on Wildfire Mitigation in Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, Call for Passage of PREPARE Act

Appropriations Bill Instructs FEMA to Devise Fire Mitigation Strategy with Forest Service, BLM

Jun 26, 2014
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) today applauded the focus on wildfire mitigation strategies in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, and called on their colleagues to pass the PREPARE Act, which would make targeted investments for pre-disaster mitigation and preparedness. The Senate Appropriations C...
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Bennet, Udall Urge Vote on Proposal to End Destructive 'Fire Borrowing'

Legislation Would Fundamentally Fix Wildfire Budgeting, Ensure Mitigation Programs Not Drained Due to Firefighting Expenses

Jun 26, 2014
U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet pressed congressional leaders today to allow an up-or-down vote on a bipartisan, common-sense proposal to end the practice of "fire borrowing." The Wildfire Disaster Funding Act would codify steps the president has already taken to ensure that firefighting expenses do not undermine federa...
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