Bennet Applauds $28 Million Funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit

Funding Follows Bennet’s Decade-Long Effort to Move Conduit Forward

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement applauding news that the Arkansas Valley Conduit will receive $28 million of Bureau of Reclamation funding to begin construction on the water diversion and storage project in the lower Arkansas Valley, which would bring clean drinking water to an estimated 50,000 Coloradans.

Bennet, Gardner Call on Federal Government to Expand Analysis of K-12 Education Spending in New Study

Letter Asks Department Of Education to Include Programs That Benefit Low-Income and Underrepresented Students in Upcoming Study

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) called on the U.S. Department of Education to expand its planned analysis of federal K-12 education spending – the first study of its kind in over a decade – to include dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools.

Bennet, Gardner Urge Immediate Action to Support Sugar Beet Farmers

Senators Urge USDA To Support Sugar Beet Farmers After Second Straight Growing Season Affected By Adverse Weather

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) sent a letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to take immediate action in implementing a provision designed to support sugar beet farmers during adverse weather.

Bennet, Neguse Celebrate One-Year Anniversary of CORE Act

Bennet Prioritizes Senate Action in 2020 to Honor Decade-Long Effort on Colorado Public Lands Legislation

On the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (“CORE”) Act, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO-2) released the following statements celebrating the significant progress made to protect over 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado, safeguard existing outdoor recreation opportunities, and boost the state’s economy.