Bennet Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address

Bennet: 'Our Number One Priority Right Now Needs to be Jobs'

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress: "Tonight, after a difficult year for our country, the President spoke directly to the American people about the serious chall...
Report Serves as Snapshot of Bennet's Work for Colorado Since Entering Office Highlights Work On Constituent Services, Jobs & Economy, Land and Water, Veterans, Agriculture & Rural Development, and More Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's office released Fighting for Colorado Families: A Year in Review, a repo...

Bennet Urges USDA to Proceed With Caution On Crop Insurance Changes, Put Interests of Colorado Farmers First

Letter Calls to Protect Farmers and Fairly Compensate Crop Insurance Agents

Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to proceed with caution on changes to the federal crop insurance program given their potential impact on the lives of Colorado's farmers and ranchers. In a bipartisan letter to USDA's Rural Man...
USDA Help Comes On Heels of Udall and Bennet Effort to Provide Immediate Relief for Struggling Dairy Farmers Earlier this Year, Bennet and Udall Pushed Amendment to Provide Emergency Relief for Dairy Farmers With Colorado's dairy producers caught between a credit crunch and sinking commodity prices, Michael Bennet and Mark Udal...

Bennet: It's Past Time to Call Attention to Indefensible Injustice Committed Against Hispanic Farmers & Ranchers in Colorado

In Speech, Bennet Pushes for Solution to Help Hispanic Farmers Resolve Civil Rights Complaints

In a speech on the Senate floor, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, called attention to the "indefensible injustices" committed against minority farmers and ranchers in Colorado and across the country. The speech comes on the heels of his letter with Senator Udall urging a swift and equitable resolution of discrimination la...

Bennet: Ya Es hora De Llamar Atención a Las Injusticias Indefensibles Cometidas Contra Agricultores y Ganaderos Hispanos en Colorado

En Discurso, Bennet Pide Solución Que Ayude A Resolver Las Quejas de Agricultores Hispanos Sobre Sus Derechos Civiles

Michael Bennet, U.S. senador para Colorado, llamó atención a las “injusticias indefendibles” cometidas contra agricultores y ganaderos de Colorado. El discurso viene tras su carta, escrita con el Senador Udall y otros líderes del Congreso, pidiéndole al Congreso que trabaje con el Departament...

Bennet: Army's Decision to Pursue More Litigation Sends Hostile Message to Farmers and Ranchers in Southern Colorado

In Letter to U.S. Attorney General and Army Secretary, Bennet Urges End to Litigation and Immediate Withdrawal of Court Appeal

Today, in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Army Secretary John McHugh, Michael Bennet urged the Army to acknowledge the flawed nature of its 2007 environmental impact analysis on the proposed expansion at Pinon Canyon and asked that the Army immediately withdraw its plans to appeal the U.S. District Court's recent ...