Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced his bill to slow the movement of aquatic invasive species (AIS), like zebra and quagga mussels, into Colorado and other Western States, has gained steam with new support from the Colorado Water Congress (CWC) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), and with testimony from Michael Preston, General Manager of the Dolores Water Conservancy District (DWCD) in the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Water and Power hearing earlier this week.

This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited with Raquel James, a high school junior at Atlas Preparatory School in Colorado Springs who is serving as a U.S. Senate Page this semester.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of his Democratic colleagues in urging the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau, Steven Dillingham, to implement a plan that would ensure the expanding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak doesn’t impact the accuracy of the 2020 Census.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.), along with U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO-1) and Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8), introduced the Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan, bicameral emergency supplemental funding bill to respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-2019).

Following the announcement of the first Colorado cases that tested presumptive positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the statement below.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), along with Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, wrote to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services in support of the State of Colorado’s grant request to strengthen preparedness for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced growing momentum for his long-time priority to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) with the announcement of bipartisan legislation to provide such funding.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced Colorado will receive at least $9 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support efforts to combat the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as part of the bipartisan, bicameral emergency supplemental appropriations bill released today.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wrote to the Trump Administration calling its election security policies to date inadequate, especially as millions of Americans prepare to vote on Super Tuesday in the presidential primaries.