Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that three projects in Colorado have been selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to receive a total of $5.4...
Bennet Statement on Agreement Regarding Mt. Emmons and Freeport-McMoRan Acquisition of Crested Butte Water Treatment Facility
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the announcement that Freeport-McMoRan, through a subsidiary, has acquired the water treatment facility that...
Bennet Statement on the Passing of Justice Scalia
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: "I express my deep condolences to the family of...
Bennet, Gardner Tour Fort Collins CDC Lab Leading the Fight Against the Zika Virus
Fort Collins, CO - Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner toured the Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Division for Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) and received a briefing on...
Bennet’s Measure to Combat Currency Manipulation Passes Senate
Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's measure to crack down on countries like China that unfairly weaken their currency. The measure was included in a...
Senate Passes Bennet-Backed North Korea Sanctions
Washington, D.C. - The Senate today passed a bipartisan bill supported by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to strengthen and expand sanctions against the North Korean regime and those who assist...
Bennet, Gardner, Polis Introduce Bolts Ditch Legislation
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner today introduced a bill to address Bolts Ditch in the town of Minturn, Colorado. Representative Jared Polis (CO-02)...
Bennet Announces $2 Million For Arkansas Valley Conduit, Additional $3 Million Request in 2017 Budget
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that he has secured $2 million for the Arkansas Valley Conduit from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The $2 million is...
Several Bennet-Backed Bipartisan Education Priorities Included in Budget Proposal
Washington, D.C. - Several of Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's bipartisan education priorities have been included in the Administration's budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2017. The...
HELP Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill to Help Patients by Facilitating Faster Development of Drugs for Rare Diseases
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved a bipartisan bill help advance the development of targeted drugs for patients with serious or...