Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS) to close a long-standing loophole in federal law that often results in low-income schools subsidizing their more affluent counterparts. The loophole also often means that Title I funds do not always meet ...

Washington, DC – With an average gallon of regular gas costing Coloradans $3.42 – 45 cents more than just two months ago – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet questioned the Obama Administration on the real solutions to bring down gas prices. Bennet has authored a comprehensive plan to eliminate our dependence o...

Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is backing a bill to connect the public safety community nationwide on a single network and increase safety of Coloradans and all Americans. The fiscally responsible Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, introduced by Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV), would cre...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to President Obama’s address to the nation on Libya: “I’ve said from the beginning that our mission in Libya must be focused on preventing the slaughter of innocent civilians. Our military has performed that ...

Greeley, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited a Greeley elementary school today, continuing a series of education events includes school and classroom visits and roundtable discussion with teachers, principals, parents and superintendents in Colorado and across the country to hear local ideas on how to improve pu...

Fort Collins, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited Northern Colorado today to highlight a local, collaborative effort aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and innovative new businesses that are creating jobs and growing our economy. The Rocky Mountain Innosphere is Northern Colorado’s business incubator fo...

Pueblo, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet visited Vestas Towers Pueblo and led a group of high school students on a tour of the wind energy manufacturing facility to highlight the need to bring the public and private sectors together to equip students with the innovative skills they need to compete and lead in the 21s...

Washington, DC –Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) today led a bipartisan call for President Obama to support a comprehensive deficit reduction package in any negotiations on the budget. In a letter to the President, 64 Senators ask him to engage in budget negotiations beyond FY2011 that include discretion...

Washington, DC – Continuing their efforts to cut red tape in education and improve our schools, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today introduced a bipartisan bill to establish a national task force charged to examine federal, state and local regulations as well as testing and assessment systems ...

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department to provide projections of the economic and fiscal consequences of failing to extend the debt limit if the United States government exceeds the current limit, which would result in default. Following up on Feder...