Washington, DC –Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) today led a bipartisan call for President Obama to support a comprehensive deficit reduction package in any negotiations on the budget. In a letter to the President, 64 Senators ask him to engage in budget negotiations beyond FY2011 that include discretion...

Washington, DC – Continuing their efforts to cut red tape in education and improve our schools, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today introduced a bipartisan bill to establish a national task force charged to examine federal, state and local regulations as well as testing and assessment systems ...

Washington – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement in celebration of Colorado Ag Day. Gov. John Hickenlooper designated March 16, 2011 as Colorado Ag Day, coinciding with National Ag Week, March 13-19. “In Colorado, farming and ranching ar...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to provide projections of the economic and fiscal consequences of failing to extend the debt limit if the United States government exceeds the current limit, which would result in default. Following up on Feder...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that general sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for Colorado landowners and producers begins today and continues through April 15. During the sign-up period, farmers and ranchers may offer eligible land for enrollment at their county Farm Se...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on President Obama’s speech today pushing for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) before kids start school next Fall. Bennet, a member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, is a for...

Washington, DC – After attending a White House Conference on Bullying Prevention, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bill to address student disciplinary and academic problems with early identification and intervention. He is also an original cosponsor of a bill to protect Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Tran...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet has joined a bipartisan push to address the shortfall of veterinarians in underserved rural communities across Colorado and the country. The bipartisan Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act, which Bennet is cosponsoring, would bolster the nation’...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement following the defeat of the House and Senate bills to fund the federal government through September. Bennet voted against both bills. “Reducing our debt and deficit requires a realistic and comprehensive approach and the Fiscal C...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in celebration of International Women’s Day and the 100-year anniversary of the first International Women’s Day. The statement was submitted into the Congressional Record. “M. President, I rise today, March 8th, to cele...