Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that they have joined their colleagues in passing a resolution commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of...
Bennet Urges USDA to Proceed With Caution On Crop Insurance Changes, Put Interests of Colorado Farmers First
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to proceed with caution on changes to the federal crop...
Bennet: December Jobs Numbers Show Need for Immediate Action
Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet said that the U.S. Department of Labor's unemployment numbers for December 2009, which show unemployment in Colorado increasing to 7.5 percent, is a sign that...
Bennet Urges Extension of COBRA and Unemployment Benefits
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of 3o other senators in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Finance Chairman Committee Max Baucus...
Bennet Announces $4.8 Million in Emergency LIHEAP Funding to Help Colorado’s Low-Income Families Cope With High Heating Costs
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that help is on the way for Colorado families struggling to pay their heating bills this winter. The U.S. Department of Health and Human...
Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Citizens United v. FEC
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on today's 5 to 4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Citizens United v. FEC: "I am deeply disappointed by the Supreme...
Udall, Bennet Announce Nearly $6 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Create Green Jobs in Colorado
Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment would receive a $5,998,050 State Energy Sector Training Grant from the...
Bennet: America Must Build on Life, Legacy of Martin Luther King to Create More Opportunity for Future Generations
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Earlier today, Bennet participated in the annual MLK Marade in Denver. "Dr....
Bennet Convenes Colorado Business, Labor & Economic Leaders for Putting Colorado to Work Jobs Forum
Today, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, hosted the Putting Colorado to Work Jobs Forum, which brought together a diverse group of key leaders from across the state to discuss strategies...
Bennet Leads Senate Colleagues in Request for Failsafe Mechanism to Secure Savings in Health Care Reform
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado-joined by Senators Kay Hagan, Evan Bayh, Claire McCaskill and Mark Warner-is leading an effort to urge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include a...