Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded a new policy issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce legal vulnerabilities for Good Samaritans who volunteer to clean up abandoned mine sites. EPA headquarters in Washington issued a memorandum to its regional offices that encourages clean-up activities at...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today congratulated the St. Vrain Valley School District on winning a competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top – District (RTT-D) competition. Only 16 districts out of 372 applicants from across the country won grants. St. Vrain reques...

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today introduced a bill to boost resources for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program to help support the long-term recovery from this summer’s devastating wildfires in Colorado. Additional EWP resources would be parti...

El Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet, acompañado por el ex Senador Hank Brown y líderes estatales que abarcan el espectro político, de negocio, agrícola, cívico, y religioso, presentaron hoy un sistema de principios, firmados por más de 100 partes interesadas a través del estado, p...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with former Senator Hank Brown and statewide leaders spanning the political, business, agricultural, civic, and religious spectrum, today unveiled a set of principles signed by over 100 statewide stakeholders to guide a national discussion on comprehensive immigration reform – the C...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on Pearl Harbor Day. “Today, I join Coloradans and Americans as we reflect on the events that took place at Pearl Harbor on this day 71 years ago. We still remember and honor those who fought and paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our country. In...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today congratulated Colorado on winning a $29,907,916 competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) competition. The grant will support early childhood education initiatives throughout the state. “Qualit...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today secured a provision to expand the successful Troops to Teachers program, which would help our veterans extend their service to America in classrooms across the country. Bennet’s provision was accepted into the Defense Authorization bill which is currently before the Senate. The Tro...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed today the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, a 73-foot Englemann spruce from the White River National Forest near Meeker, and called on all Americans to remember the importance of our national forests to our economy and quality of life. "Congratulations to t...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the announcement that Colorado is participating in a three-year pilot program to expand and redesign the school calendars of select public schools to improve learning for thousands of students. Bennet is the former superintendent of Denver Public Schools and a...