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.

At last week’s Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet invited fellow Coloradan Jim Hubbard—if confirmed as Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the USDA—to travel to Colorado to discuss the next steps for the Forest Service. Hubbard has since replied that he would be “happy to meet in Colorado for the discussion.”

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Steve Daines (R-MT) today introduced an amendment to permanently authorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). LWCF expires on September 30th if Congress does not act.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after the Department of Agriculture announced it would give $12 billion to U.S. farmers hurt by retaliatory tariffs:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after Interior Department Senior Advisor Susan Combs confirmed in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) headquarters would move West, and that the Department is conducting an analysis to select the new location.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today convened a group of farmers and ranchers at Sakata Farms in Brighton, Colorado, to discuss effects of President Trump’s escalating trade war on producers across the state.

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. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced an amendment to the Senate Farm Bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fight plant diseases that most threaten the livelihoods of hop growers.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to reduce infant deaths and improve infant health by continuing research and education programs aimed at preventing preterm births.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, joined a 20-1 bipartisan majority to approve the 2018 Farm Bill.