Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Patty Murray, and several of their colleagues urged Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell to further improve women's access to health care under the Affordable Care Act by instituting a special open enrollment period for women to enroll in health coverage when they find out they are pregnant.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-TN) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) announced the formation of the Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus. The caucus will provide education about family caregivers and ways to support people living independently. It will also engage with Congress to advocate for action on these important issues. The lawmakers have been actively working with AARP and family caregivers from across the nation to launch today's caucus.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed a clean bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cosponsored the bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, originally introduced by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). The Sportsmen's Act is a package of over a dozen bills that would increase access and opportunities for sportsmen and women.

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) yesterday introduced the Investing in Innovation Act to help educators develop and expand upon innovative practices that are improving student achievement, graduation rates, and college enrollment.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier in the day, Bennet joined 68 Republicans and Democrats in the Senate to pass a bill to fund DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year. The House of Representatives failed to pass a clean three week extension and has not taken up a clean bill to extend funding through the end of the year.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that Colorado will receive $56.9 million from the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for conservation work following the September 2013 floods. The funding, part of a nationwide allocation of $84 million, will help ongoing recovery projects to restore stream corridors, remove debris and prevent future flooding.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Amtrak, Winter Park Resort, and Union Pacific on its partnership to offer the Winter Park Express excursion train on March 14. The train, sponsored by Amtrak and Winter Park Resort, will take passengers and their ski gear from Denver Union Station directly to the resort that morning, followed by a return trip to Denver that evening to celebrate the resort's 75th anniversary.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senator Cory Gardner, is requesting the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hold a field hearing in Denver to examine the ongoing management and financial issues that have delayed the construction of the new VA hospital in Aurora.