Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on today’s Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announcement that it will suspend several oil and gas leases in the Thompson Divide area until April 1, 2014. Suspending the leases prevents any development activity, pauses the 10-year deadline private lease...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today launched the first meeting of a panel organized to take a comprehensive look at mental health issues affecting veterans, with the specific goal of reducing the high rate of veteran suicide. This panel, comprised of mental health and medical professionals, members of the military and expert...

Federal agency staff in Colorado that deliver resources and programs to small business are coming together to coordinate agency activities. That coordination will promote the formation of unique partnerships that match the needs of Colorado small businesses.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today hailed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) among eleven counties in Colorado and Utah that lays the foundation for the region to continue to work together toward a solution for the appropriate protection of the Gunnison sage-grouse and its habitat. The MOU ensures that county officials w...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Mike Coffman today announced the formation of a working group on aersopace export control reforms. Building on their successful efforts to secure satellite export reforms in last year’s Defense Authorization bill, the working group will examine additional opportun...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet toured the burn area of the Galena Fire today at Lory State Park, which has been closed since the fire broke out on March 15. During the tour, Bennet heard from local experts about forest health and wildfire mitigation efforts in the area. He also discussed his upcoming bill, slated to be intr...

President Obama today signed into law a bill that includes $65.5 million in resources for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, which will help Colorado communities recovering from last summer’s devastating Waldo Canyon and High Park fires. The bill will fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal y...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it would extend the deadline for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers in Colorado to submit their claims related to the Garcia v. Vilsack discrimination lawsuit. USDA extended the deadline from March 25, 2013 to...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Raymond Moore to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado. Moore will replace Chief Judge Wiley Daniel, who became a senior judge on Jan. 1, 2013. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts declared the vacant se...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Raymond Moore to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado. Moore will replace Chief Judge Wiley Daniel, who became a senior judge on Jan. 1, 2013. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts declared the vacant se...