Press Releases

Emergency Watershed Funds Headed to Colorado

$19 Million to Help High Park and Waldo Canyon Recovery Efforts

Jun 10, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will send more than $19 million in Emergency Watershed Protection Program funds for recovery from one of the worst fire seasons in the state’s history. “Col...
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Bennet, Burr Bipartisan Bill Would Level Playing Field for LNG in Vehicles

Proposal Will Equalize Tax Treatment to Put Competing Fuels on Fair Footing

Jun 07, 2013
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced a bipartisan bill to put liquefied natural gas (LNG) on equal footing with diesel fuel under the federal highway excise tax. The bill (S.1103) will allow LNG to compete fairly with diesel by taxing LNG on energy output rather than per gallon. LNG is a transpor...
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BLM Extends Comment Period for Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Rule

Bennet, Colleagues Requested Extension to Allow for More Feedback

Jun 07, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 60-day extension of the public comment period on its proposed rule for hydraulic fracturing, also known as ‘fracking.’ The extension follows a request from Bennet and Senators Mark Udall (D-CO), Tom Udall (D-NM), and Martin H...
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SAVE Act Saves Families Money, Creates New Jobs

Bipartisan bill will help homeowners reap the benefits of investing in energy efficient homes

Jun 06, 2013
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) introduced the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act today to establish more practical mortgage lending processes, encourage investments in energy efficient homebuilding and create an estimated 83,000 construction jobs. The Senators plan to file the legi...
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Bennet Recognizes Four Colorado Firms Receiving White House "E"? Award

Recognition part of "Beyond Colorado,"? Bennet's statewide exporting workshop series

Jun 04, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today formally recognized four Colorado organizations that recently received the President’s “E” award for export achievement and service with an official statement entered into the Congressional Record. The statement was read during a recognition ceremony for the four firms ...
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Patent Law Should Protect Satellite Patent Office

Letter expresses concerns sequestration is inconsistent with the law creating satellite offices

Jun 04, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reevaluate its decision to sequester fees from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) despite a 2011 law written to ensure the USPTO would have access to those funds. OMB’s decision could exacerbate the current backlog...
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Fix 'No Child Left Behind'

Jun 04, 2013
Includes Several Bennet Initiatives, Including Colorado Growth Model and GREAT Act Reauthorizes ESEA with Tools to Drive Reform at State, Local Levels Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined his Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to introduce a b...
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Bennet Works to Avoid "Brain-Drain"? at U.S. Forest Service, Keep Forests Healthy

Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to Farm Bill to Hire Experienced Workers, Help Younger Employees Learn

Jun 04, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bipartisan amendment to the Farm Bill to allow the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to hire older, more experienced workers under short-term contracts to provide technical assistance for forest health and conservation operations around the country. The amendment, cosponsored by Se...
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Bennet Statement on the Passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg

Jun 04, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ): “This week, the state of New Jersey and the entire country lost a devoted public servant. Senator Lautenberg served his state and all Americans in his work to support our veterans, improve awareness about p...
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