Unveils ‘Plan for Washington Reform' - Takes Aim At Outsized Influence of Lobbyists and Special Interests on Political Process Would Also Reform Senate Rules that Impede Progress, Force Members of Congress to Live By Same Rules as American People Washington, DC - With the U.S. Senate paralyzed by partisan gridlock that ha...

Bipartisan Letter to Budget Leaders: Include 'Pay It Back' Plan in Budget, Or Expect Amendment on Senate Floor

In a Letter to Budget Committee Leaders, Senators Say Bipartisan 'Pay It Back' Plan Would Help Pay Down Debt, Prevent Further Spending

Washington, DC - Following up on a message from a bipartisan group of Senators yesterday, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Corker (R-TN), Jon Tester (D-MT), Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Mark Udall (D-CO) sent a letter urging Senate Budget Committee leaders to take groundbreaking strides to reduce our deficits and rein in our d...

Bennet Works to Forbid Mortgage Providers From Moving Forward on Potentially-Preventable Home Foreclosures

In a Letter to Treasury Department, Bennet Says Common-Sense Change In Treasury Rules Would Prevent Unnecessary Foreclosures on Families' Homes

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department encouraging them to forbid mortgage providers from initiating or continuing the foreclosure process until they determine whether a homeowner is eligible for mortgage loan assistance through the Home Affordable Modificatio...

Bennet to Bernanke: Last Decade Left Colorado Working Families Behind, Education Critical to Bridging the Gap

In Senate Banking Committee Hearing, Bennet Brings Lost Decade of Declining Income, Higher Health Care & Education Costs Into Focus

Washington, D.C. - Today, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado talked about a troubling trend over the last decade when the economy grew while working family incomes went down, resulting in a one-two-punch to family budgets in the midst of the current recession. Bennet asked Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke what the Fed ...

As Budget Resolution is Crafted, Senators Say Bank and Housing Emergency Spending Should Be Used to Pay Back Taxpayers Through Deficit Reduction

Bipartisan 'Pay It Back' Plan Would Ensure Returned Bank, Housing Emergency Spending Is Used to Pay Down Debt, Not Fund Further Spending

Washington, DC - With the U.S. Senate expected to take up the Budget for the upcoming fiscal year in the next few weeks, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jon Tester (D-MT) are telling Senate budget leaders to ensure funds repaid by beneficiaries of taxpayer-funded emergency spending are used to pay down the deb...

Bennet, Udall, Salazar, Coffman Urge Congressional Leaders to Deliver Denver TV to Montezuma, La Plata County Residents

Letter Seeks Consideration of Four Corners Television Act As Must-Pass Legislation

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, and U.S. Representatives John Salazar and Mike Coffman, today urged Congressional leaders to work to allow Southwest Colorado residents to view television coverage from their own state. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McCo...
Washington, DC-The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act goes into effect today, creating better safeguards to protect credit card users. Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, cast the deciding vote to move the bill out of committee before it was approved by the full Senate last year. The legisla...

Bennet: President Right to Move Forward With Creation of Bipartisan Fiscal Commission to Bring Down the Debt

Similar Proposal to Create Bipartisan Fiscal Commission, Which Bennet Supported, Failed in Senate Vote

Denver, CO - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after reports from Administration officials that President Obama will sign an executive order establishing a bipartisan 18-member National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Administration officials also report President Obama will...

Udall, Bennet Announce Major Grant for U.S. 36 Boulder-Denver Project

Lawmakers Supported Funding to Fight Traffic with Managed HOV Lane, Bus Rapid Transit, Bikeway and Computerized Toll Collection

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced that Colorado has been awarded a $10 million grant to support improvements to relieve traffic congestion in the U.S. 36 corridor between Boulder and Denver. The grant, made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will help construc...