The Colorado Congressional delegation today urged President Obama to expedite and approve a request from Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to issue federal major disaster declarations in response to the Black Forest and Royal Gorge fires. The declaration would make federal resources available for response and recovery efforts. ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and his family took a two day rafting trip on the Green River through Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument as part of their family’s Fourth of July week trip through the Western Slope. Bennet and his family were joined on the river by a diverse group of stakeholders who took the opp...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in recognition of Independence Day today: "Every 4th of July we celebrate the values and traditions that make America extraordinary. Independence Day is a powerful reminder that we are all one nation with a shared belief in the strength of our democracy. As man...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 38 Colorado counties suffering from severe losses due to drought as natural disaster areas. The designations mean that farmers and ranchers in these counties are eligible for additional Farm Service Agency assistance. ...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined members of Colorado’s faith, Latino, business, agriculture, government, and law enforcement communities to celebrate the Senate’s recent passage of a comprehensive bill that fixes our broken immigration system. Participants at the rally, listed below, praised the work ...

Bill Will Secure the Border, Create Path to Citizenship, Establish Sensible System for Future Flow of Immigration Reforms to Visa System Will Boost Economy, Protect American Workers The United States Senate today passed a sweeping bill to fix our broken immigration system with a broad bipartisan vote of 68-32. The bill, int...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall welcomed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) extension of the comment period on the final listing decision of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. The senators joined a bipartisan coalition to request the extension earlier this month. FWS an...

Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 7 Colorado counties suffering from severe losses due to drought as natural disaster areas. Mineral and Archuleta counties were designated as primary natural disaster areas and Saguache, Rio Grande, La Plata, Hinsdale, and C...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in a 5-4 ruling. “Today is a historic step forward for civil rights. The Supreme Court’s decision affirms that all couples, regardless of their sexual o...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed President Obama’s call for action to combat climate change with an all-of-the-above approach to develop homegrown energy and promote efforts to responsibly cut carbon pollution. The President will lay out his ideas in a speech at Georgetown University this afternoon. &ldqu...