Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Farm Bill Draft to Help Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Coloradans

Apr 24, 2012

Bennet-Backed Measures Include Improved Conservation Programs, Crop Insurance, Focus on Water Quantity Efforts in Response to State-Wide Farm Bill Listening Sessions With Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Coloradans Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet secured several key provisions to help Colorado farmers and ranchers and rural Co...

Senate Adopts Bennet Amendment To Keep Rural Post Offices Open Through Election Day

Amendment Would Help Protect Vote by Mail

Apr 24, 2012

The U.S. Senate today adopted an amendment cosponsored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to the postal reform bill to protect vote by mail by putting a moratorium on the closing or consolidation of postal facilities until after the election in states, like Colorado, that conduct elections by mail or allow any voter to vote no...

Bennet: U.S. 36 Project Eligible for Competitive Federal Resources That Can Ease Congestion, Help People Get to Work

Announcement Comes on Heels of Bennet-Led Letter to DOT Supporting Federal Resources for U.S. 36 Project

Apr 24, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the Colorado Department of Transportation has been selected to apply for a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the U.S. 36 project to develop multi-modal soluti...

Bennet, Udall, Tipton Ask President to Consider National Monument Designation for Chimney Rock

Letter to President Most Recent Effort by Bennet, Udall and Tipton to Give Chimney Rock the Recognition and Protection It Deserves

Apr 23, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and U.S. Representative Scott Tipton have asked President Obama to explore all options to give Chimney Rock the recognition and protection it deserves by making it a national monument in a letter sent Friday. Specifically, they are asking the Administration to engage in a disc...

Bennet Amendment Would Help Keep Post Offices Open by Streamlining and Improving Access to Government Services

Apr 23, 2012

Under Amendment, Postal Service Would Provide Additional Services, Such as Issuing Social Security Cards, Hunting Licenses at Post Offices Latest Bennet Effort to Protect Postal Service for Coloradans Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today has announced an amendment to the postal reform bill to help keep post offices open...

Bennet Statement on Earth Day

Apr 22, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement in celebration of Earth Day. “In Colorado, we pride ourselves on our clean air, clean water, abundant wildlife and scenic vistas. We’re lucky to live in a state with so much natural beauty and opportunity for outdoor recreation. Earth Day remi...

Bennet Joins CU-Denver Students to Call on Congress to Block Hikes on College Loan Interest Rates

Without Congressional Action, Student Loan Rates Will Double in July for More Than 166,000 College Students in Colorado

Apr 20, 2012

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined students at the University of Colorado at Denver to call on Congress to block interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans from doubling. The current 3.4 percent rate will increase to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012 unless Congress takes action. “College provides an oppor...

Bennet Amendment Would Keep Rural Post Offices Open Through Election Day to Protect Vote by Mail

Apr 19, 2012

With the 2012 election approaching, United States Postal Service closures and consolidations of postal facilities pose a particularly serious risk to states like Colorado that rely on vote-by-mail for their federal and state elections. With that in mind, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has cosponsored an amendment to put a mor...

Bennet: Report Confirms Outdated Regulations Risk to National Security, Hurting American Satellite Businesses

Apr 18, 2012

Bennet Plans to Introduce Bill to Address Outdated Regulations That Stifle American Satellite Exports Key Administration Officials Release Report at National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding today’s joint Department of Defense and Departm...

Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to Postal Reform Bill to Give Local Rural Communities an Advocate in Closure Proceedings

Apr 18, 2012

Postal Reform Bill Aims to Create U.S. Postal Service Solvency With Modernizations While Maintaining Service Latest Bennet Effort to Protect Postal Service for Rural Coloradans Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), today introduced a bipartisan amendment to the postal reform bill to arm loca...

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Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Farm Bill Draft to Help Farmers, Ranchers, Rural Coloradans

Senate Adopts Bennet Amendment To Keep Rural Post Offices Open Through Election Day

Amendment Would Help Protect Vote by Mail

Bennet: U.S. 36 Project Eligible for Competitive Federal Resources That Can Ease Congestion, Help People Get to Work

Announcement Comes on Heels of Bennet-Led Letter to DOT Supporting Federal Resources for U.S. 36 Project

Bennet, Udall, Tipton Ask President to Consider National Monument Designation for Chimney Rock

Letter to President Most Recent Effort by Bennet, Udall and Tipton to Give Chimney Rock the Recognition and Protection It Deserves

Bennet Amendment Would Help Keep Post Offices Open by Streamlining and Improving Access to Government Services

Bennet Statement on Earth Day

Bennet Joins CU-Denver Students to Call on Congress to Block Hikes on College Loan Interest Rates

Without Congressional Action, Student Loan Rates Will Double in July for More Than 166,000 College Students in Colorado

Bennet Amendment Would Keep Rural Post Offices Open Through Election Day to Protect Vote by Mail

Bennet: Report Confirms Outdated Regulations Risk to National Security, Hurting American Satellite Businesses

Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Amendment to Postal Reform Bill to Give Local Rural Communities an Advocate in Closure Proceedings

Amendment Would Help Protect Vote by Mail

Announcement Comes on Heels of Bennet-Led Letter to DOT Supporting Federal Resources for U.S. 36 Project

Letter to President Most Recent Effort by Bennet, Udall and Tipton to Give Chimney Rock the Recognition and Protection It Deserves

Without Congressional Action, Student Loan Rates Will Double in July for More Than 166,000 College Students in Colorado

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