Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse and the entire Colorado congressional delegation in calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to continue treating Colorado Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) revenue payments as nontaxable income – as has been precedent for the past thirty years.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in introducing the bipartisan Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) Reauthorization Act of 2023.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing the Secure Access for Essential Reproductive (SAFER) Health Act, which would expand patient privacy protections by strengthening the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to prohibit medical providers from disclosing personal health information related to abortion or pregnancy loss without patient consent.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address:

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse in urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore to distribute funding and resources to address post-fire recovery needs from the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires in Colorado.

On Sunday, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet delivered the keynote address at Silicon Flatirons, Colorado Law’s flagship conference in Boulder, Colorado. In his remarks, Bennet described the vast and unchecked power of Big Tech over American democracy and society and called for reasserting the public interest through common-sense rules and oversight.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Paul Bruchez, a 5th generation rancher from Kremmling, Colorado, will join him as his guest to President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, February 7th.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in urging the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to follow Colorado and New Mexico’s lead by eliminating routine venting and flaring from oil and gas operations on public and Tribal lands in the agency’s final Waste Prevention Rule.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) reintroduced the Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act to invest in outdoor recreation in mountain communities by enabling National Forests to retain a portion of the annual fees paid by ski areas operating within their boundaries.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined a bipartisan Senate resolution led by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) reaffirming the United States’ support for the Iranian people who have taken to the streets in peaceful protest, and condemning Iranian security forces for human rights abuses.