Bennet Statement on Agreement to Temporarily Reopen the Government

Calls for Plan to Restore Lost Income for Federal Workers

Jan 25, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the statement below after a deal was reached to temporarily reopen the government.

Bennet Took to the Senate Floor to Call on His Colleagues to Reopen the Government

Jan 25, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet took to the Senate floor today to call on his colleagues to reopen the government immediately. He spoke in response to remarks made by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Bennet, Colleagues Sound Alarm: Trump Shutdown Threatens Wildfire Preparedness

Jan 14, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with 11 Democratic colleagues, pressed for an end to the shutdown that President Trump and congressional Republicans have inflicted on the nation, sounding the alarm about growing impacts on wildfire preparedness as the shutdown drags on.

Bennet on Senate Floor: Other Nations Invest in their Futures While United States Sets Record for Longest Shutdown in U.S. History

Jan 14, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today spoke on the Senate floor, calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring House-passed bills to reopen the government—which have received Senate Republican support—to the floor for a vote.

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill Requiring President Trump to Publicly Release His Tax Returns

Jan 04, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, this week reintroduced a bill to require current presidents and future presidential nominees to release their tax returns to the public in an effort to increase transparency.

Bennet Statement on Short-Term Funding Measure

Dec 19, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after voting to keep the government open. The Senate passed a short-term measure to extend government funding for seven weeks.

Bennet Introduces Budget Reform and Deficit Reduction Plan

At Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform Markup, Bennet Puts Forth Comprehensive “Fiscal Reform Act”

Nov 15, 2018

At today’s bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform markup, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced his comprehensive plan to overhaul Washington’s broken budgeting and appropriations processes.

Bennet, Gardner, Polis, Buck Urge FEMA to Reimburse Counties for Flood Disaster Recovery Projects

Nov 05, 2018

COLORADO – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D) and Ken Buck (R) today joined together to urge Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William Long to reimburse Colorado counties for disaster recovery projects following the 2013 floods and pro...

Bennet Introduces Spotlight Act to Reverse Dark Money Rule and Increase Transparency in Elections

Legislation Would Hold Washington Accountable and Shed More Light on Major Campaign Contributors

Jul 26, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced the Spotlight Act to hold Washington accountable with a push to overturn a new rule allowing special interests to hide those who are funding political campaigns.

Senator Bennet, Rep. Sarbanes Introduce the CLEAN Politics Act

Bill Would Rein In Pay-to-Play Politics and Reduce the Damaging Influence of Lobbyists on Our Democracy

Jul 25, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) today introduced the Curtailing Lobbyists and Empowering Americans for a New (CLEAN) Politics Act of 2018, a bill to curb pay-to-play politics and limit the undue access and influence of lobbyists in Washington.

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Bennet Statement on Agreement to Temporarily Reopen the Government

Calls for Plan to Restore Lost Income for Federal Workers

Bennet Took to the Senate Floor to Call on His Colleagues to Reopen the Government

Bennet, Colleagues Sound Alarm: Trump Shutdown Threatens Wildfire Preparedness

Bennet on Senate Floor: Other Nations Invest in their Futures While United States Sets Record for Longest Shutdown in U.S. History

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill Requiring President Trump to Publicly Release His Tax Returns

Bennet Statement on Short-Term Funding Measure

Bennet Introduces Budget Reform and Deficit Reduction Plan

At Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform Markup, Bennet Puts Forth Comprehensive “Fiscal Reform Act”

Bennet, Gardner, Polis, Buck Urge FEMA to Reimburse Counties for Flood Disaster Recovery Projects

Bennet Introduces Spotlight Act to Reverse Dark Money Rule and Increase Transparency in Elections

Legislation Would Hold Washington Accountable and Shed More Light on Major Campaign Contributors

Senator Bennet, Rep. Sarbanes Introduce the CLEAN Politics Act

Bill Would Rein In Pay-to-Play Politics and Reduce the Damaging Influence of Lobbyists on Our Democracy

Calls for Plan to Restore Lost Income for Federal Workers

At Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform Markup, Bennet Puts Forth Comprehensive “Fiscal Reform Act”

Legislation Would Hold Washington Accountable and Shed More Light on Major Campaign Contributors

Bill Would Rein In Pay-to-Play Politics and Reduce the Damaging Influence of Lobbyists on Our Democracy

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