Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) today requested that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) carefully review highly restrictive photo identification voter requirements that are under consideration or recently signed into law in several states that could potentially disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters...

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Al cumplirse 10 años desde el inicio de la guerra contra el terrorismo, 125 soldados inmigrantes han realizado el "sacrificio último por Estados Unidos", según lo describió ayer el Departamento de Defensa. En medio de dos guerras, el gobierno insistió en la importancia del ...

Washington, DC—Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet hizo la siguiente declaración sobre una audición celebrada hoy en el Comité Judicial del Senado sobre el Acto de Desarrollo, Alivio y Educación para Menores Extranjeros, o el DREAM Act. Bennet es patrocinador original del proyecto de ley cual es def...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on a hearing held today in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Bennet is an original cosponsor of the narrowly tailored bill, which was introduced by Illinois U.S. Senator D...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on President Obama’s plan to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: “I have consistently stated that the President must uphold his commitment and begin the process of bringing our troops in Afghanistan home. Tonight’...

Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) today introduced a bipartisan bill to create and support academies that train and support great teachers and principals to help improve student achievement in high-need schools. The Growing Excellent Achievement Training A...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new strategy to help ensure the safety and quality of imported FDA-regulated products. “Most Americans hardly think twice about whether the drugs in our local pharmacy and super...

Washington, DC – Colorado US Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on the FDA’s response to a letter Bennet and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) sent following the recent recall of millions of Triad Group medical products due to contamination and sterilization problems in the manufacturing process....

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today released the following statement on cosponsoring a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). “The federal government should no longer pick and choose which legal marriages to recognize,” Bennet said. “Married same-sex couples deserve the ...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the new Alabama immigration law. “Immigration is a federal responsibility and should not be done on a state by state piecemeal basis. It is past time to put politics aside so we can secure our borders and address the effects of ...