Senator Michael Bennet Released the Following Statement:

Sep 30, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below:

Bennet Statement on Senator Dianne Feinstein

Sep 29, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following the death of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.):

Senate Passes Bennet, Cornyn, Hickenlooper, Cruz Resolution Designating National Hispanic Restaurant Week

Senate Unanimously Agrees to Celebrate Hispanic Restaurant Week from September 22nd through October 3rd

Sep 28, 2023

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) celebrated unanimous Senate passage of their resolution recognizing September 22, 2023, through October 3, 2023, as Hispanic Restaurant Week.

Bennet Statement on Senator Menendez

Sep 26, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) indictment:

Bennet, Colleagues Urge Schumer to Take Immediate Action on Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform

On Friday, Bennet Heard From Federal Wildland Firefighters in Colorado About the Hardships They Face, Need to Increase Pay to Keep Experienced Firefighters

Sep 26, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led twelve of his Senate colleagues to call on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to advance permanent, comprehensive pay reform for the country’s wildland firefighters as temporary pay increases are set to end.

Bennet, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Hold Senate Accountable During Government Shutdowns

Senators Introduce Resolution to Force Senators to Stay on the Job Until They Resolve Potential Shutdown

Sep 26, 2023

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced a resolution to pressure the U.S. Congress to avoid a government shutdown.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $35 Million for Energy Storage Project at Pueblo’s Retiring Comanche Coal Plant

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Also Includes $9 Million for Energy Storage Research at NREL in Golden

Sep 25, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $44 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support a long duration energy storage (LDES) project in Pueblo, Colorado, and two research projects at Colorado’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud Pay Increase for FCC Florence Staff

Biden Administration Announcement Follows Senators’ Call to Address Unsustainable Working Conditions at FCC Florence

Sep 25, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper applauded the Biden Administration’s announcement that correctional officers and non-custody staff at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado (FCC Florence) would receive a 25 percent retention bonus.

Bennet Statement on Zelenskyy’s Address to the U.S. Senate

Sep 21, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the U.S. Senate:

Bennet, Padilla, Schatz, Wyden, Hickenlooper Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Reaffirming Importance of Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities

Sep 21, 2023

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) led Senate colleagues to reintroduce a resolution reaffirming the federal government’s responsibility to provide access to clean drinking water for Tribal communities.

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

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Senator Michael Bennet Released the Following Statement:

Bennet Statement on Senator Dianne Feinstein

Senate Passes Bennet, Cornyn, Hickenlooper, Cruz Resolution Designating National Hispanic Restaurant Week

Senate Unanimously Agrees to Celebrate Hispanic Restaurant Week from September 22nd through October 3rd

Bennet Statement on Senator Menendez

Bennet, Colleagues Urge Schumer to Take Immediate Action on Wildland Firefighter Pay Reform

On Friday, Bennet Heard From Federal Wildland Firefighters in Colorado About the Hardships They Face, Need to Increase Pay to Keep Experienced Firefighters

Bennet, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Hold Senate Accountable During Government Shutdowns

Senators Introduce Resolution to Force Senators to Stay on the Job Until They Resolve Potential Shutdown

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $35 Million for Energy Storage Project at Pueblo’s Retiring Comanche Coal Plant

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Also Includes $9 Million for Energy Storage Research at NREL in Golden

Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud Pay Increase for FCC Florence Staff

Biden Administration Announcement Follows Senators’ Call to Address Unsustainable Working Conditions at FCC Florence

Bennet Statement on Zelenskyy’s Address to the U.S. Senate

Bennet, Padilla, Schatz, Wyden, Hickenlooper Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution Reaffirming Importance of Access to Clean Water for Tribal Communities

Senate Unanimously Agrees to Celebrate Hispanic Restaurant Week from September 22nd through October 3rd

On Friday, Bennet Heard From Federal Wildland Firefighters in Colorado About the Hardships They Face, Need to Increase Pay to Keep Experienced Firefighters

Senators Introduce Resolution to Force Senators to Stay on the Job Until They Resolve Potential Shutdown

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Also Includes $9 Million for Energy Storage Research at NREL in Golden

Biden Administration Announcement Follows Senators’ Call to Address Unsustainable Working Conditions at FCC Florence

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