Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today, on the 5th anniversary of the shooting in an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater, honored the victims and paid tribute to the survivors, families, and first responders.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) today issued the following statement regarding the inclusion of the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act, which he introduced earlier this week, in the FY18 Senate Energy and Water appropriations package:

Colorado Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced Colorado Springs Municipal Airport will receive a $4.5 million grant and Pueblo Memorial Airport will receive a $2,057,620 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to rehabilitate taxiway and runway lighting.

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and 23 others, this week wrote to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging Secretaries Rex Tillerson and John Kelly to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) of nationals currently residing in the United States.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) today introduced a bipartisan resolution designating July 29 as Paralympic and Adaptive Sport Day to celebrate Paralympic athletes and persons with disabilities.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after three Republican Senators announced that they would not support a procedural vote to consider the repeal of the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jon Tester (D-MT), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure farmers across the West can use the water they own through private water rights to grow industrial hemp in states where it is legal

Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence and Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity ("the Commission") Kris Kobach requesting immediate termination of the harmful Commission, which is having an alarming effect on voter participation in Colorado.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week announced that the Department of Energy awarded more than $4.5 million in grants to seven Colorado projects as part of its SunShot Initiative.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to Senate Republicans' revised health care bill: