Proposal Designed to Allow Localities to Retain Volunteer First Responders Colorado is Home to More than 300 Volunteer Fire Departments Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cosponsored a bipartisan bill to clarify how volunteer firefighters and other first responders are defined in the new health care law in order to ens...

Agreement a Step Forward: Replaces a Portion of Harmful Sequestration Cuts for Two Years, Leaves Many Issues Unresolved Today’s Procedural Vote Paves Way for Full Senate Vote Tomorrow Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed the Senate’s support today for a bipartisan budget agreement that will replace a port...

Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Chuck Grassley of Iowa said today they will look for ways to advance their provision to better coordinate care for children with complex medical conditions under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), leading to better care and health for these children. “Kids ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the shootings this afternoon at Arapahoe High School: “Our hearts are with all the students and families of the Arapahoe High School community, as well as the brave first responders who helped secure student safety. No parent ever wants to look up at the...

Bill Repeals “Doctors’ Fix” Permanently, Transitions to Streamlined Performance-Based Payment System Includes Bennet Amendment to Expand Access to Medicare Data, Improve Quality of Care Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined his colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee to advance a bill that will ...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are urging the leadership of several Senate committees to ensure that they prioritize federal resources for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. These resources are critical to Colorado counties that use the funding to provide services, such as police, fire protection, em...

Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Navy on the announcement of their joint “Farm to Fleet” program that will incorporate biofuel as a part of fuel used by the Navy. Today’s announcement means that for the first time, biofuels will be available for regular purchase ...

Today, the First Focus Campaign for Children (FFCC) honored Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet as a 2013 Defender of Children for his work to improve the health, educational outcomes, and well-being of children. First Focus Campaign for Children is a national bipartisan children's advocacy group that recognizes members of Congres...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are urging the leadership of several Senate committees to ensure that they prioritize federal resources for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. These resources are critical to Colorado counties that use the funding to provide services, such as police, fire protection, em...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider the benefits Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology can provide for wildfire monitoring and suppression when it chooses up to six new testing sites for these aircraft. The testing sites will help the FAA study how to best integr...