Washington-DC - U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet today announced that NASA selected United Launch Services of Littleton, Colorado for the launch of four missions, totaling about $600 million. The contract includes the launch of two Science Mission Directorate and two Space Operations Missions Directorate payloads. ...

Sens. Bennet, Casey, Johanns Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Exempt Combat Pay from Income Requirements, Ensure Families Have Access to Nutritional Programs Washington-DC - Senators Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Mike Johanns (R-NE) today announced their bipartisan bill to protect military families and kids from ...

Washington, DC - Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet today announced over $128 million for Colorado's weatherization and state energy programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The funding will help to jumpstart job creation through weatherization work and save families hundreds of dollars per year on ...

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, Senator from Colorado, released the following statement on President Barack Obama's education speech. As the former Denver Public Schools Superintendent, Bennet has long been an advocate for strong education reform. He successfully expanded full-day kindergarten for over 90 percent of five year ...

Washington, DC - United States Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced today that Colorado will receive $29.6 million in Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These funds will help local and state law enforcement authorities prevent and c...

Washington, DC - United States Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced today that Colorado will receive $103.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for state and local transportation authorities to build and repair Colorado's public transportation infrastructure. "These funds represent an im...

Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to examine what led to the collapse of American International Group (AIG), why the financial giant has required assistance from the federal government, and what lessons can be gleaned from the company's demise to help prevent similar events from occurring in t...

Washington, DC - United States Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released the following statement in response to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's decision to issue a secretarial disaster designation for Chaffee County: "Secretary Vilsack is right to heed Governor Ritter's disaster designation re...

Washington, DC - Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to examine how national school breakfast and lunch programs can be used to improve child health and nutrition in a time of shrinking budgets and growing waistlines. At the hearing, United States Senator Michael Bennet - a former school Superintendent and ...

Washington, DC - Today, in a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Eric Shinseki, United States Senator Michael Bennet urged the Secretary to stand with Colorado veterans and support the construction of a stand-alone, state-of-the-art Veterans Medical Center at the Fitzsimons Campus in Aurora. I...