Colorado Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case

Outcome Could Determine Whether Public Accommodations Can Discriminate Against Marginalized Groups

Nov 03, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Ed Perlmutter, and Jared Polis, are among 211 Members of Congress who this week filed an Amicus Brief in the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which will be heard before the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5.

Bennet Statement on Nomination of Jerome Powell to Federal Reserve Chairman

Nov 02, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to President Trump's nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Bennet Statement on Republican Tax Plan

In Press Conference, Highlights Different Results in Colorado and Kansas from Opposite Approaches

Nov 02, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the newly-announced House Republican tax plan.

Bennet, Gardner, Thune Introduce Bill to Protect Utility Infrastructure from Wildfire Damage

Nov 02, 2017

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced legislation to authorize a pilot program that would encourage vegetation management on U.S. Forest Service land to protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfires.

Bennet, Gardner Urge FCC to Ensure Access to Affordable Broadband in Rural Communities

Nearly 40 Bipartisan Senators Press FCC in Letter to Address Budget Shortfall

Nov 01, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), along with a bipartisan group of nearly 40 senators, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials urging them to affirm their commitment to provide affordable and reliable broadband for consumers in the hardest to reach communities across rural America.

Bennet Leads Effort to Ensure Federal Funding Can Be Used to Rebuild More Resilient and Clean Energy Systems After Disasters

Oct 31, 2017

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), today introduced legislation to ensure federal disaster funding can be used to build more resilient, efficient, clean, and low-cost energy systems.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge EPA to Show Their Work on Clean Power Plan Repeal

Oct 30, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with 18 Senate Democrats, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking for more information on the agency's decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan.

Bennet, Western Senators Urge Extension of Greater Sage-grouse Comment Period

Oct 27, 2017

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today led six other Western senators in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging him to extend the comment period for changes to the Greater Sage-grouse conservation plans.

GAO to Investigate Presidential Voter Commission

In Response to a Bennet-Klobuchar-Booker Letter, Government Accountability Office Accepts Request to Investigate

Oct 26, 2017

In response to a letter from U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed it will investigate the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.

Bennet, Brown Introduce Major Proposal to Cut Taxes for Families with Children

Legislation Would More than Triple the Child Tax Credit for All Children, with an Additional Boost for Young Children

Oct 26, 2017

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the American Family Act of 2017 to overhaul the existing Child Tax Credit and make it a dramatically more effective tool for supporting middle-class families with kids and reducing child poverty.

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

Press Releases

Colorado Lawmakers File Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop Case

Outcome Could Determine Whether Public Accommodations Can Discriminate Against Marginalized Groups

Bennet Statement on Nomination of Jerome Powell to Federal Reserve Chairman

Bennet Statement on Republican Tax Plan

In Press Conference, Highlights Different Results in Colorado and Kansas from Opposite Approaches

Bennet, Gardner, Thune Introduce Bill to Protect Utility Infrastructure from Wildfire Damage

Bennet, Gardner Urge FCC to Ensure Access to Affordable Broadband in Rural Communities

Nearly 40 Bipartisan Senators Press FCC in Letter to Address Budget Shortfall

Bennet Leads Effort to Ensure Federal Funding Can Be Used to Rebuild More Resilient and Clean Energy Systems After Disasters

Bennet, Colleagues Urge EPA to Show Their Work on Clean Power Plan Repeal

Bennet, Western Senators Urge Extension of Greater Sage-grouse Comment Period

GAO to Investigate Presidential Voter Commission

In Response to a Bennet-Klobuchar-Booker Letter, Government Accountability Office Accepts Request to Investigate

Bennet, Brown Introduce Major Proposal to Cut Taxes for Families with Children

Legislation Would More than Triple the Child Tax Credit for All Children, with an Additional Boost for Young Children

Outcome Could Determine Whether Public Accommodations Can Discriminate Against Marginalized Groups

In Press Conference, Highlights Different Results in Colorado and Kansas from Opposite Approaches

Nearly 40 Bipartisan Senators Press FCC in Letter to Address Budget Shortfall

In Response to a Bennet-Klobuchar-Booker Letter, Government Accountability Office Accepts Request to Investigate

Legislation Would More than Triple the Child Tax Credit for All Children, with an Additional Boost for Young Children

Newsletter Signup Get the Latest Updates from Senator Michael Bennet