Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after a bipartisan majority in the U.S. Senate voted to eliminate the 1099 provision from health care reform. The measure passed by a vote of 87-12, with Bennet voting for the measure: "Small businesses are the key to creating new jobs an...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Greeley. The anniversary takes place tomorrow, April 6: “Since its founding, Greeley has grown to become a leader in energy, education, health care and technology, while s...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to reports that U.S. Marshals were sent to the Triad Group’s plant in Hartland, Wisconsin. Last week, Bennet and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Dr. Margaret Hamburg...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) to close a long-standing loophole in federal law that often results in low-income schools subsidizing their more affluent counterparts. The loophole also often means that Title I funds do not always meet ...

En Español Debajo Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the birthday of civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. He would have been 84 today. “Almost half a century since he led the charge on behalf of Latino farm workers for fair wages and safe working condition...

Washington, DC—Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet hizo la siguiente declaración sobre el cumpleaños del activista de derechos civiles César Chávez. Hubiera cumplido 84 años hoy. "Casi medio siglo desde que dirigió la lucha en nombre de trabajadores campesinos Latinos para salarios j...

Washington, DC – In light of the recent recall of millions of Triad Group medical products due to contamination and sterilization problems in the manufacturing process, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today called for better oversight by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of medical product ...

Washington, DC – With an average gallon of regular gas costing Coloradans $3.42 – 45 cents more than just two months ago – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet questioned the Obama Administration on the real solutions to bring down gas prices. Bennet has authored a comprehensive plan to eliminate our dependence o...

Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is backing a bill to connect the public safety community nationwide on a single network and increase safety of Coloradans and all Americans. The fiscally responsible Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, introduced by Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV), would cre...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the nation on Libya: “I’ve said from the beginning that our mission in Libya must be focused on preventing the slaughter of innocent civilians. Our military has performed that ...