U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) welcomed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) first approval of a cancer-fighting drug that had been granted a breakthrough therapy designation, thanks to a provision that the Senators successfully included in last year’s FDA Safet...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet was part of a group of 61 Senators today who voted in favor of beginning debate in the Senate on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Today's vote clears a key procedural hurdle for the bill, which would make it illegal to hire or fire a person based on their sexual orientation. Unde...

Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Tom Coburn (R-OK), and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced a bill to help reduce government inefficiency by consolidating the total number of federal data centers, and making those data centers more efficient. Because federal agencies have been slow to act on consolidation initiatives, the bill sets hard...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement following the announcement that U.S. Highway 36, which was heavily damaged from last month’s floods, will reopen on Monday, November 4, roughly one month ahead of schedule. “This announcement is a symbol of the resiliency and strength of Coloradans. S...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on members of the Farm Bill conference committee to work together to get a full 5-year Farm Bill to the president’s desk to be signed into law. Today marked the first official meeting of members of the conference committee as they work to reconcile the differences between the ...

A bipartisan and bicameral group of western lawmakers pressed the U.S. Department of Agriculture to partner with the timber industry to reduce wildfire risks in fire-prone areas, create jobs and improve community safety throughout the Rocky Mountain West. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo....

Historic Rains Redirected Waterways across Front Range Work Needs to Move Forward Before Spring Snow Melts Washington, DC – Members of the Colorado Congressional delegation today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prior...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today wrapped up his statewide “Coloradans Don’t Shut Down” tour at Mama Rose’s in Estes Park, where he helped the restaurant manage the lunch rush as a host and busser. Mama Rose’s was hit hard by last month’s devastating floods and has been working around th...

The Colorado Congressional delegation today welcomed the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) decision to add several counties to those eligible for individual and public assistance for flood recovery efforts. The announcement follows Governor Hickenlooper’s request to FEMA, which was supported by the entire de...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today kicked off the second day of his “Coloradans Don’t Shut Down” tour at a meatpacking facility in Fowler, where he joined workers at Jensen’s Blue Ribbon Processing Facility. In Alamosa, Bennet stopped at U.S. Tractor & Harvest, Inc., where he talked with workers abo...