Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act:

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) today introduced legislation to provide tax relief for AmeriCorps members who earn Segal Education Awards, which help make college more affordable. The legislation allows AmeriCorps members to receive the full value of the college funding provided for their service.

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today introduced legislation to create a new pay-for-success initiative in the Higher Education Act that supports the development of innovative, evidence-based strategies to increase college retention and completion for low-income and first generation students.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS). SRS supports public schools, public roads, forest health projects, emergency services, and other essential county services for more than 775 counties around the country.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) today introduced legislation to shield farmworkers from deportation and put them on a path to earned legal status and eventual citizenship.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged his colleagues not to block states from creating automatic individual retirement accounts, which have the potential to provide 30 million additional Americans access to opportunities to save at work for retirement.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today applauded the restoration of year-round eligibility for the Pell Grant program in the bipartisan budget deal to fund the government through September 30, 2017.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined 45 senators in re-introducing comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), last week introduced and passed through the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, bipartisan legislation to ensure that emergency medical service (EMS) practitioners can provide life-saving drugs and care to patients experiencing medical emergencies.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that several Colorado priorities are included in the $1.1 trillion omnibus budget deal to fund the government through September 30, 2017.