Bennet, Senators to Zinke: Halt Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Management Plans Until Courts Speak

Interior is rushing into management plans based on proclamations that are likely to be overturned in court

Apr 26, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 16 senators, today called on U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke to halt the development of management plans for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments until legal challenges related to President Trump’s illegal attempt to shrink these monuments have been resolved.

Bennet Secures Three Provisions in Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Apr 24, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today secured three provisions in the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act, which unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) and will help tackle the opioid epidemic.

Bennet Continues to Call for Transparency on President’s Foreign Conflicts of Interest

Apr 24, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet last week sent a third letter to White House Counsel Donald McGahn expressing his concerns about the foreign policy and national security implications of the President’s conflicts.

Bennet, Gardner Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp

Apr 23, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week cosponsored the bipartisan Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which would legalize and clearly define hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.

Bennet, Bipartisan Senators Request Funds to Fully Implement Mental Health Reform Act

Apr 23, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a cosponsor of the Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, called for robust funding to fully implement the law and help make America’s mental health system more responsive to the needs of those with mental illness.

Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities

Report finds agricultural workers have higher suicide rate than any other occupation

Apr 20, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to provide farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers with critical mental health support and resources.

Bennet, Gardner Resolution Celebrating NORAD’s 60th Anniversary Passes Senate

Apr 19, 2018

A Senate Resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) passed the Senate on Wednesday.

Bennet Introduces Protections for San Juan Mountains

San Miguel County Commissioner Joins Bennet in Washington to Introduce Bill

Apr 19, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, joined by San Miguel County Commissioner Hilary Cooper, today introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act to protect approximately 61,000 acres of land located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado.

Bennet Leads 170 Members of Congress in Resolution Calling for Pruitt’s Resignation

Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators—the most senators ever to sign onto a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation

Apr 18, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Tom Carper (D-DE), today led a group of 170 members of Congress in introducing companion resolutions in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to formally call on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign.

Bennet Urges DOJ to Restart Legal Orientation Program

Apr 18, 2018

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 21 senators, today called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restart the Legal Orientation Program (LOP) after it was reported last week that the Department was temporarily suspending the Program.

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Bennet, Senators to Zinke: Halt Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Management Plans Until Courts Speak

Interior is rushing into management plans based on proclamations that are likely to be overturned in court

Bennet Secures Three Provisions in Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Bennet Continues to Call for Transparency on President’s Foreign Conflicts of Interest

Bennet, Gardner Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp

Bennet, Bipartisan Senators Request Funds to Fully Implement Mental Health Reform Act

Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities

Report finds agricultural workers have higher suicide rate than any other occupation

Bennet, Gardner Resolution Celebrating NORAD’s 60th Anniversary Passes Senate

Bennet Introduces Protections for San Juan Mountains

San Miguel County Commissioner Joins Bennet in Washington to Introduce Bill

Bennet Leads 170 Members of Congress in Resolution Calling for Pruitt’s Resignation

Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators—the most senators ever to sign onto a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation

Bennet Urges DOJ to Restart Legal Orientation Program

Interior is rushing into management plans based on proclamations that are likely to be overturned in court

Report finds agricultural workers have higher suicide rate than any other occupation

San Miguel County Commissioner Joins Bennet in Washington to Introduce Bill

Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators—the most senators ever to sign onto a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation

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