Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on Congress to quickly pass the five-year surface transportation bill agreed upon by House and Senate leaders this week. The bill...
Bennet Introduces Amendment to Improve Veterans’ Access to Health Care
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced an amendment to improve access to care for veterans across the United States. The amendment provides funding to hire more...
Pentagon to Begin Investigation into Potential Wrongful Discharges of Servicemembers with Mental Health Diagnoses
Washington, DC - The U.S. Army is responding to a request from Senator Michael Bennet to conduct an investigation into recent allegations that the Army wrongfully discharged soldiers for misconduct...
Bennet Statement on DOD Announcement that All Combat Positions will be Open to Women
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following Department of Defense Secretary Ash Carter's announcement that all combat positions will be open to...
Bennet, Markey Introduce Bill to Protect Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today introduced a bill with 32 other senators to designate the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...
Houses Passes Final Bill to Overhaul K-12 Education, Bill Heads to Senate
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded House passage of a compromise bill to fix No Child Left Behind. Bennet is a member of the Senate's education committee and the...
House Passes Bennet-Backed Rural Water Bill
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the passage of the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill-passed...
Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Security of Visa Waiver Program
Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a bipartisan group of senators led by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to introduce a bill to strengthen the...
Conference Committee Releases Final Language of Bill to Fix No Child Left Behind
Washington, DC - The conference committee charged with reconciling the House- and Senate-passed versions of legislation to fix No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has released the final bill to be approved...
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