The National Farmers Union (NFU) today honored Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet with the 2013 Golden Triangle Award, the organization’s highest legislative honor. The annual award is presented to members of Congress who have demonstrated leadership and support policies that benefit America’s family farmers, ranchers...
CLUB 20, a business advocacy group for Colorado’s 22 Western Counties, this afternoon passed a resolution supporting the “bipartisan nature” and “broad coalition” of the Senate’s immigration overhaul bill, which was written by the bipartisan “Gang of 8” Senators that included Colorado...

Colorado Lawmakers Continue Advocacy for Arkansas Valley Conduit

Urge Bureau of Reclamation to quickly approve environmental study

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, along with Representatives Scott Tipton and Cory Gardner urged the Bureau of Reclamation to quickly approve the Arkansas Valley Conduit’s Environmental Impact Study (EIS), in order to expedite the project’s completion. The EIS was issued last month. In a bipartisan...
Mineral Leasing Revenues Help Communities Provide Critical Services Bill Follows Announcement That Payments Will Continue to be Delayed in Future Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today announced that they will introduce a bill to ensure that royalty payments owed to Colorado and other states, mostly from th...

Bennet Tours Cheraw School, Highlights Need for Quality Education System

Meets with Students, Teachers, School Officials to Discuss Challenges Facing Rural Schools

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today visited the P-12 Cheraw School, where he met with students, teachers, school leaders, and members of the community to discuss the unique challenges rural schools confront, including limited resources and difficulty attracting teachers. “We have a responsibility to our kids and gran...

Bennet Tours Holly School with Former Governor Romer

Meets with Students, Teachers, School Officials to Discuss Challenges Facing Rural Schools

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today toured Holly’s new K-12 school building with former Governor Roy Romer. Holly is Governor Romer’s hometown. During the tour, Bennet and Romer visited with students, teachers, and regional school officials, and discussed the unique challenges rural schools face, including limi...

Bennet Listens to Local Producers about Farm Bill

Recently selected to the Farm Bill Conference Committee, Bennet will take voices back to Washington

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with former Governor Roy Romer, today met with local farmers, ranchers, and agriculture group leaders at the John Deere dealership in Lamar to discuss the Farm Bill, which expires at the end of September. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Bennet helped write a bip...