At today’s commencement of the 2013 state legislature, Colorado Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement, congratulating Representative Mark Ferrandino on becoming the first openly gay Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives. “Mark has proven to be a thoughtful and tireless leader during hi...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it has designated 43 of Colorado’s 64 counties as disaster areas due to ongoing severe drought conditions. The designations mean that farmers and ranchers in these counties are eligible for additional Farm ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the U.S. House of Representatives to quickly pass a bill that reauthorizes the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The House failed to pass the bipartisan bill before it expired at the end of last year. “It is unthinkable that the House of Representatives allowed the Violen...

The office of Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced it will co-host a series of workshops – entitled “Beyond Colorado: How to Bring Your Products and Services to the Global Marketplace” – across the state for Colorado businesses looking to expand abroad. In the first ten months of 2012, Colo...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced two of its cystic fibrosis treatments were granted the first Breakthrough Therapy Designations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new breakthrough designations are the result of a provision Bennet passed i...

President Obama late yesterday signed two provisions authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. The bill includes Bennet’s measures to reform export restrictions on certain satellites and components not deemed highly sensitive and to expand the successful Troop...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC). “While the extension of the PTC was included in a much larger bill that I eventually could not support, it is a worthy investment. Colorado is a wind energy leader and a majority of our stat...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the fiscal cliff vote: “Washington once again has lived up to its reputation as the ‘Land of Flickering Lights.’ For four years in my townhall meetings across the state Coloradans have told me they want a plan that materially reduces...

The U.S. Senate late last night approved a bill Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet pushed through to clarify the legal status of the popular Manitou Incline hiking trail. Representative Doug Lamborn led the effort in the House, where the bill passed in July. The bill now heads to President Barack Obama's desk for a signature ...

Members of the Colorado Congressional delegation today hailed the passage of a bill in the Senate to help Americans continue recovery efforts from natural disasters. The bill, which is based on a request for supplemental appropriations from President Obama, includes a boost in resources the delegation secured to support Colorado&rs...