Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to the escalating tensions with North Korea:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will hold a Town Hall meeting on Friday in Aspen to listen to Coloradans' concerns and respond to questions.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues, Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Boozman (R-AR), Joni Ernst, (R-IA), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), in cosponsoring the bipartisan Improving Access to Farm Conservation Act to improve access to voluntary farm conservation programs administered through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today toured the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Limited Irrigation Research Farm (LIRF). During the tour, the Senators visited a series of plots used to experiment with different irrigation methods and participated in a demonstration of how drones are used to evaluate crop health.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet last week introduced legislation to spur investment, workforce training, economic growth, and job creation in rural coal communities in Colorado and across the United States.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Governor John Hickenlooper, Senator Cory Gardner, and Rep. Scott Tipton, will hold a town hall following their visit with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and tour of the Gold King Mine.

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) supported the Senate's unanimous passage of the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017.

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) today applauded the passage of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Drug Administration's (FDA) user fee programs for drugs and medical devices. The legislation includes three Bennet-led bills to support the development of innovative and promising cancer drugs for children, enhance clinical trials, and improve the safety of medical devices.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Cory Gardner (R-CO) today applauded the passage in the U.S. Senate of the RACE for Children Act as part of the FDA User Fees reauthorization bill.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will hold town hall meetings next week in Greeley and Sterling to listen to Coloradans' concerns and respond to questions.