Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) joined a group of Western senators in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Payment in Lieu...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Senate Leaders to Block Trump Administration’s Attempts to Unilaterally Transfer Homeland Security Funds to ICE/CBP
WASHINGTON – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 18 of their colleagues in urging Senate Leadership and the Appropriations Committee to...
Bennet Requests Senate Hearing for the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to Chairman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Joe Manchin to request that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural...
Bennet, Markey, Cantwell, Carper, Schumer and Udall Introduce Legislation to Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Tom Carper...
Bennet Raises Concerns Over Implementation of New Veterans Health Care Law in Colorado
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he recently sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie to express his concerns and request additional information...
Bennet Calls on Forest Service to Quickly, Effectively Implement Fire Fix, 2018 Farm Bill
Washington, D.C. – After years of budget challenges at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) which have burdened towns and counties across Colorado, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the...
Bennet Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Secure Rural Schools Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced he is a cosponsor of legislation to extend the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS)...
Bennet Calls on DHS to Reverse Decision to Expand Fast-Track Deportation Regulations
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agency to halt the expansion of Expedited Removal that went into...
Bennet Leads Western Senators in Calling on USDA to Implement New Drought Tools and Establish Western Drought Initiative
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, led a bipartisan coalition...
Bennet Joins Bipartisan Group of Senators to Protect Funding for BLM and Forest Service Wildfire Prevention Efforts
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a bipartisan group of senators led by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in urging that savings from the Wildfire Disaster Account be...