Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today applauded the approval of continued funding for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program and Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (SRS). Both were included in the transportation bill conference report that passed the Senate and the House and now go...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Senate approved a compromise that will prevent student loan rates from doubling for undergraduate college students across the country, including more than 166,000 in Colorado. The current 3.4 percent rate was set to rise to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2...

The Colorado Congressional delegation today urged President Barack Obama to support Governor John Hickenlooper’s request for a Federal disaster declaration in response to the wildfires raging across the state. Governor Hickenlooper requested the declaration today. Requests for a disaster declaration by the President must ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision on the health care reform law: “Today’s ruling allows us to move past the politics in Washington and provides us the opportunity to turn our attention to implementing and improving the law. In many plac...

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Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet, and Reps. Diana DeGette, Jared Polis, Scott Tipton, Cory Gardner, Doug Lamborn, Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter issued the following statements on the extremely severe fire season unfolding in Colorado: "Colorado is facing one of the most severe fire seasons on record. The Incident Commanders ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues in the Senate today to give final approval to a bill that will modernize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA Safety and Innovation Act along with several Bennet-sponsored measures will be sent to the White House to be signed into law. The bill passed on an ove...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael bennet and Mark Udall wrote a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for federal assistance for Colorado farmers and ranchers, who are facing severe drought conditions that are threatening crops, livestock and rural livelihoods. The senators voiced concerns from Colorado agricultural prod...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s ruling on Arizona’s immigration law, SB1070. The Supreme Court struck down three key provisions in the law and left open the possibility of further review of the law once it has been implemented. “The Supreme Cour...

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution, cosponsored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, that celebrates the accomplishments of Title IX, the groundbreaking statute intended to end sex discrimination in education. The resolution also recognizes the need to continue pursuing the goal of equal educational opportunities ...