Bennet, Gardner Announce Grant for San Luis Valley Local Foods Coalition

USDA Grant Will Advance Farm to School Programs

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today announced that the San Luis Valley (SLV) Local Foods Coalition will receive $99,866 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fund farm to school programs in the SLV's fourteen rural districts.

Bennet Joins Bipartisan Bill to Benefit Rural Hospitals

Extends Key Medicare Programs Critical to Colorado’s Rural Health Care

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in introducing legislation to permanently extend critical Medicare financing programs that assist rural hospitals in Colorado.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Boozman (R-AR), and Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) reintroduced a bipartisan bill to increase opportunities for hunters and recreational shooters by allowing states to use more of their federal Pittman-Robertson funds to develop shooting ranges.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act of 2017 to protect more than 172,000 acres in the Thompson Divide and adjacent areas from the possibility of future leasing, while providing compensation for Thompson Divide leaseholders.