Denver, CO – After nearly a year of delays and a number of major food recalls, a bill backed by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to protect Colorado consumers by ensuring the food they feed their families is safe and of the highest possible quality cleared a key Senate hurdle today. The Senate voted today to begin deba...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today renewed his push to help Colorado families stay in their homes by pressing for more transparency and clarity and a new appeals process in foreclosures. In a Senate Banking Committee hearing, Bennet shared the stories of two Colorado families in danger of losing the...

Denver, CO"”Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement in observance of Veterans Day: "On Veterans Day, we honor the brave men and women who have worn our country's uniform and say 'thank you' for their service, their sacrifice and everything they have done to keep America safe. We also rea...

Denver, CO –U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Ed Perlmutter are calling on President Obama to maintain the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) Program to ensure that the program remains on track while Congress completes the budget for Fiscal Year 2011. “This program is the cornerstone of our nation&...

Denver, CO – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today announced he is cosponsoring a bill to ensure that troops serving in Iraq receive the same veterans benefits as those who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom before the official end of combat operations. The bill is one piece of a package of bills to support our vet...

Denver, CO – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, announced today that he has introduced a bill to review a possible national historic trail designation to Pike’s Trail, which follows Zebulon Pike’s expedition into the American Southwest that began in St. Louis 1806 and runs through significant stretches of ...

Bill Would Establish Competitive “State LEAD Grants” for States and Communities Planning with the Private Sector to Lead on Clean Energy, Reduce Pollution $5 Billion Grant Program Is Paid For – And Will Reduce Deficit by Ending Tax Loophole for Five Largest Oil Companies Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colora...

Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement today following Senator Mark Udall’s (D-CO) introduction of a bill to reform the filibuster. “The U.S. Senate has been mired in gridlock and partisan games for far too long. We’ve been prevented from moving forwar...

Washington, DC – Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today applauded the nomination of Judge R. Brooke Jackson for the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Udall and Bennet recommended Jackson for the position after a lengthy and detailed selection process. His nomination now goes ...

Washington, DC – Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement on his vote against adjournment and the need for the Senate to act on key economic and national security issues. “I voted against adjournment of the Senate because we have unfinished business. The Senate should be more concern...