Bennet, Senate Democrats Take Final Step Necessary to Force a Vote to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senators only need one more vote to restore open Internet order

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore enforceable net neutrality rules. Discharge petitions require signatures from 30 Senators to force a vote, and a simple majority is needed for passage.

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

Lawmakers send letters of support for Boulder County and other communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Polis this week sent letters to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William Long and Regional Administrator Lee dePalo, supporting Boulder County’s request for reimbursements for disaster recovery efforts after the 2013 floods.

Bennet Leads 170 Members of Congress in Resolution Calling for Pruitt’s Resignation

Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators—the most senators ever to sign onto a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Tom Carper (D-DE), today led a group of 170 members of Congress in introducing companion resolutions in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to formally call on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign.

Bennet, Senators Demand Accountability from EPA’s Pruitt

Senators: Pruitt must answer the many ethics questions that have been raised about his housing, travel perks, and connections to lobbyists with business before the EPA, among other issues

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Tom Carper (D-DE), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today held a news conference to demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt respond to the many unanswered ethics questions that have been raised by taxpayers, congressional lawmakers, and even the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about Pruitt's housing and travel arrangements.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week held Town Halls in Salida and Gunnison, where he spoke with Coloradans about the work ahead to secure stronger and safer communities for future generations.
After years of work, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today secured a long-term fire funding fix in the omnibus spending bill being considered in Congress this week to end fire borrowing and improve how the federal government pays to fight wildfires.