The Senate Agriculture Committee today passed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize child nutrition programs through 2020.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following the Senate's vote to block a bill that would prohibit Iraqi and Syrian refugees from entering the United States:

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Representative Scott Tipton (CO-03) today released a draft of the Good Samaritan Cleanup of Orphan Mines Act, legislation designed to allow Good Samaritans, such as the mining industry, state agencies, local governments, nonprofits, and other groups, the opportunity to clean up the environment and improve water quality in and around orphan mines.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's announcement that they will review the DAPA and expanded DACA programs:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement regarding the Administration's announcement that it will include a proposal to allow students to use Pell Grants year-round in its Fiscal Year 2017 budget request to Congress.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement today in honor of Martin Luther King Day:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Molly Kocialski on her swearing in as the Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office in Denver. Kocialski will lead the office with a focus on engaging the intellectual property communities in Colorado and eight other states.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in reaction to the President's 2016 State of the Union Address:

This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging it to consider starting a pilot project in the San Luis Valley to improve the delivery of health care and behavioral health care to rural veterans.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the tragic passing of Emma Salazar this morning: