Press Releases

Bennet Tours Farms in Southeastern Colorado Suffering from Drought

Discusses Urgent Need to Pass Long-Term Farm Bill to Help Producers

Aug 27, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today visited three farms in Southeast Colorado to see first-hand the effects of the ongoing severe drought conditions. Bennet met with former Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture John Stulp, who is currently a policy advisor to the Governor, Jenny Peterson, Farm Programs Chief for the Colorado ...
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Bennet Visits Cooksey Farms to Highlight Need to Pass Farm Bill

New strain of wheat developed at CSU using research funding from Farm Bill

Aug 26, 2013
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet met with farmers, members of the Colorado Wheat Research Foundation (CWRF), Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG), researchers and officials from Colorado State University Fort Collins at Cooksey Farms to highlight Snowmass Wheat, an innovative new strain of wheat that combines the...
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Bennet Tours New Prairie Public School Facility

Meets with Students, Teachers, School Officials to Discuss Challenges Facing Rural Schools

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today toured the new P-12 Prairie Public School, visited with students and teachers, and met with the Superintendents Advisory Group, Superintendent Joe Kimmel, and other regional school officials. Bennet and the school officials discussed the unique challenges rural schools confront, includin...
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Bennet Spotlights Benefits of USDA Rural Development Resources

Grants and revolving loans key to supporting rural economies

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today met with small business owners, hospital officials, and firefighters, along with representatives from the Highline Rural Electric Association and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to highlight and discuss the importance of USDA Rural Development resources in the Farm Bill...
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Bennet, Udall Welcome Decision to Return Mineral Royalties to Western States

Aug 26, 2013
Mineral Leasing Revenues Help Communities Provide Critical Services Announcement Follows Urging by Bennet and Udall to Release Royalties Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that the Department of the Interior would, in fiscal ...
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Bennet Congratulates Former Fort Carson Soldier on Receiving Medal of Honor

Aug 26, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, a former Fort Carson soldier, on being awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony today at the White House. “Staff Sgt. Ty Carter embodies the values that make this country great – selflessness, fearlessness, and courage,” Bennet s...
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Bennet Calls on Washington to Take Actions to Combat Persistent Wildfire Risks

Flurry of Significant Reports on Fire Danger Spurs Urgent Call to Action

Aug 23, 2013
Following a recent wave of reports detailing increased risks to our ability to prepare for and respond to wildfires, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on Congress and the Administration to quickly take action to combat these increasing threats. Bennet is calling on Congress to pass the Farm Bill, which includes fo...
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Bennet Spotlights Colorado's Innovation Economy with Visits to Fort Collins Firms

Business Tour Highlights Need to Fix Tax Code to Help Spur Innovation

Aug 23, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today kicked-off his two-day Front Range #COinnovation tour with visits to two firms at the center of Northern Colorado’s innovation economy: Wolf Robotics and Tolmar, Inc. The tour comes a week after a report by the Kauffman Foundation ranked Fort Collins 2nd nationally for high-tech st...
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Bennet, Udall Thank National Park Service for Responding to Northwest Colorado Companies' Concerns About New Insurance Requirements

Costlier Insurance Mandate Would Have Driven Outfitters, Concessioners Out of Dinosaur National Monument

Aug 22, 2013
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, chairman of the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee, thanked the National Park Service for responding to Colorado small businesses' concerns and halting the agency's new insurance requirements for outfitters and concessioners who operate in Dinosaur National Monument. The proposed insuran...
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USDA Designates Baca and Prowers Counties as Disaster Areas Due to Spring Freeze

Farmers Eligible for Assistance through Farm Service Agency

Aug 21, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Baca and Prowers counties as contiguous disaster areas due to a freeze that occurred in April and May. The designations make farm operators in these counties eligible for federal assistance from the Farm Service Agency...
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