Pushes For Legislation Encouraging Transit-Oriented Sustainable Development - Will Create Green Jobs & Protect Colorado's Environment Also Applauds Administration Announcement of $10 Million in Recovery Funding for Denver Housing Authority's South Lincoln Park Development Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today joined ...

Bill Works to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates Using Proven ‘Care Transitions' Model Developed and Implemented in Colorado Bennet Pushes to Bring Colorado Model to National Stage, Improve Patient Care & Lower Health Care Costs Key Parts of Medicare Care Transitions Act Included in the America's Health Future Act Micha...

Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, made the following statement today offering his support for a resolution recognizing the country's 268 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), including Colorado's Adams State College, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Otero Junior College, Pueblo Community Colle...

Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, made the following statement today to mark the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 to October 15. Bennet is an original co-sponsor of a resolution in the 111th Congress commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the contributions of the L...

Washington, D.C.-Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, was presented the 2009 Golden Triangle Award by the National Farmers Union, the organizations highest legislative honor, for demonstrating leadership on issues relevant to America's family farmers, ranchers and rural communities. "Colorado's ag producers break their back...

Washington, DC- Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, continued his push this week for improved mental health services for military men and women suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), urging Washington leaders to approve an initiative to enhance the system of mental health assessments provided for service membe...

Following numerous town hall meetings and conversations with Coloradans in every county in the state, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, continued to push for strong health care reform late yesterday. Bennet brought the stories and concerns of Coloradans to Washington in a presentation that laid out the need for an aggressi...

Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, continued his ongoing conversation with Coloradans on the need for health care reform at events today in Grand Junction and Breckenridge. In Grand Junction, Bennet spoke at a Club 20 event, while in Breckenridge he discussed health care reform with physicians at the Colorado Medical Societ...

Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement today in tribute to the Coloradans and Americans who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. "Today, we honor the lives and the memory of our fellow citizens who died eight years ago in an unthinkable, criminal act of terrorism. This solemn anniversary r...

Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, announced today that a noxious weed control project to protect the health of San Juan National Forest will get a $1.5 million boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "The San Juan National Forest is a treasured part of our state's natural heritage," Udall s...