Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet spent the August Senate recess talking to Coloradans about natural resources and rural economic opportunities in Summit, Routt, Jackson, and Grand counties.

Washington, D.C. – An amendment cosponsored by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) to maintain Amtrak train services along the established Southwest Chief route was included in the 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill that passed the Senate. T...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced that 56 local governments in Colorado are receiving a total of $40.1 million under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.

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 and Natural Resources, today applauded Senate passage of the Farm Bill. 20 Bennet-led priorities were included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

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.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced that Mountain View Electric Association, headquartered in Limon, will receive an $82.1 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build 197 miles of electric line, improve 197 miles of electric line, and make other system improvements in rural communities. The loan amount also includes $2 million for smart grid projects.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced El Paso County will receive a $65 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant to widen an approximately 18-mile segment of I-25 from Monument to Castle Rock by adding one express lane in each direction. Additionally, the Colorado Department of Transportation will receive a $25 million INFRA grant to add an additional 12-mile shoulder lane on Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), with a bicameral group of lawmakers, today urged Amtrak to uphold its side of a longstanding public-private partnership to maintain the Southwest Chief passenger train and long-distance passenger service.

Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed two bills led by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and cosponsored by U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) that would improve safety in southwest Colorado and honor the legacy of two distinguished Colorado mountaineers, Charlie Fowler and Christine Boskoff.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Congressman Ken Buck (CO-4) today introduced the Amache Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study at Amache, a former Japanese American relocation center in Granada, Colorado.