BOXER, REID, BENNET JOIN 12 COLLEAGUES IN PRAISING NAVY DECISION TO NAME NEW SUPPLY SHIP AFTER Cí?SAR CHí?VEZ

Senators Thank Secretary Mabus for Honoring the Labor and Civil Rights Leader in the Tradition of Naming Ships After American Pioneers and Visionaries

**En Español Debajo Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) today joined 13 of their Senate colleagues in commending Navy Secretary Ray Mabus on his decision to name a new supply ship after labor and civil rights leader César Chávez, a Navy veter...

Bennet Backs Effort to Crack Down on Black Market Drugs, Protect Colorado Consumers

Thefts of Medical Product Cargo and Pharmacy Robberies Have Skyrocketed by 350, According to Estimates

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cosponsored a bipartisan bill to protect consumers from stolen medical supplies and drugs and to curb the accessibility of addictive prescription drugs. The Strengthening and Focusing Enforcement to Deter Organized Stealing and Enhanced Safety Act, or the SAFE DOSES ...
Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that he has joined a push to elevate the voice of rural schools in Colorado and across the country to ensure their unique needs and challenges are addressed. The Office of Rural Education Policy Act, which Bennet is co-sponsoring, would require the U.S. Dep...
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, former superintendent of Denver Public Schools, announced today that he has been named to the Board of Visitors of the United States Air Force Academy by Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. This announcement comes on the heels of a ...

Bennet: Baca County Producers Eligible for USDA Emergency Loans

Baca Among Counties in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma Designated Natural Disaster Areas

Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that Colorado farmers and ranchers in Baca County are eligible for natural disaster assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The announcement comes on the heels of the USDA’s designation yesterday of five Colorado counties, including B...

Bennet: DREAM Act Good for Economy, Armed Forces, American Taxpayers

Introduces DREAM Act Today - Bill Will Help Immigrant Students Earn Path to Legal Status

**En Español Debajo Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 32 other Senators today introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, a narrowly tailored bill to give undocumented students a chance to earn legal status if they came here as children, are long-term U.S. r...

Bennet: DREAM Act Bueno para la Economia, las Fuerzas Armadas, Contribuyentes de Impuestos Americans

DREAM Act Introducido Hoy"”Proyecto de ley Bipartidista Ayudará a Estudiantes Inmigrantes Obtener Ruta a Estatus Legal

Washington, DC—Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet y otros 32 senadores hoy introdujeron el Acto de Desarrollo, Alivio y Educación para Menores Extranjeros, o el DREAM Act, un proyecto de ley definido estrictamente que le daría a los estudiantes indocumentados una oportunidad de ganar el estatus legal si vi...

Chimney Rock National Monument Bill Takes First Step

Bill would Provide Much-needed Protection and Much-deserved Recognition

Washington, DC – A Senate subcommittee held a hearing today on Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s bill to establish Chimney Rock Archeological Area as a National Monument. Bennet submitted testimony in support of his bill to the National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, wh...
Washington, DC – Senador de Colorado Michael Bennet hizo la siguiente declaración sobre el discurso del Presidente Obama en Texas sobre la necesidad de aprobar una reforma completa al sistema de inmigración: “La política y el partidismo innecesario se han interpuesto en el camino a la reforma ...