DENVER, CO — Today, as the comment period closes on a proposed rule to roll back fuel economy emission standards, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet opposed the Trump administration’s proposal and...
Bennet Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Gut the Clean Power Plan
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s roll back of the Clean Power Plan. The rule will delay the...
Bennet Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s announcement rolling back national fuel economy standards. “Yet...
Bennet Secures Clean Energy Provisions in Senate Farm Bill to Boost Rural Economies
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry,...
Bennet, Gardner, Duckworth Amendment to Prepare Veterans for Careers in Emerging Energy Industries Included in Appropriations Bill
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Co), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured an amendment in today’s appropriations bill that would lay the groundwork for the...
Bennet Statement on Colorado Adoption of Low Emission Vehicle Standards
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to Governor Hickenlooper’s announcement that Colorado will adopt low emission vehicle...
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Farm Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined a 20-1 bipartisan majority to approve the 2018 Farm Bill. “With the uncertainty...
Bennet Applauds Bipartisan 2018 Farm Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today applauded the 2018 Farm Bill ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled bill markup. “This...
Ahead of Farm Bill, Bennet Introduces Legislation to Create Jobs and Build Rural Clean Energy Economy
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced three bills to boost rural economic opportunities by expanding U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding eligibility for...
Bennet, Gardner Announce Funding for NREL to Advance Solar Energy Technologies
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced the Department of Energy is awarding $8 million to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)...