**En Español Debajo Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on President Obama’s speech in Texas on the need to pass comprehensive immigration reform: “Politics and needless partisanship have stood in the way of comprehensive immigration reform for far too ...

Bennet Seeks Information on Potential Effects of Tainted Wipe Recall on Colorado Veterans

Recently Recalled Medical Wipes Found in 38 VA Facilities Across Country

Washington, DC—Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is pushing for more information on a recent recall of medical products that may have affected veterans seeking treatment at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities. In a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health Robert Petzel, B...

Colorado Congressional Delegation, Governor Back Boulder Bid for National Solar Observatory

Cost-Effectiveness, Strength of State's Universities, Proximity to Scientific and Aerospace Industries Among Benefits Cited in Letter

The entire Colorado Congressional Delegation and Governor John Hickenlooper joined together today to encourage the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) to move its National Solar Observatory (NSO) Headquarters to the University of Colorado campus in Boulder. The research facility would enhance understanding of the sun as an astronomical object, solar phenomena, and the emerging potential for solar energy and other types of sun-related advancements, which can translate into good-paying Colorado jobs and a better life for all Coloradans. Boulder is one of two finalists under consideration for the headquarters.

Bennet, Udall Honor Colorado WWII Veterans during Visit to Memorial

Western Slope Honor Flight Brings 100 Veterans to Washington

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today met with about 100 Colorado veterans from the Western Slope Honor Flight at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. “It was great to meet with so many Colorado veterans who bravely served during World War II,” said Bennet. “I...

Bennet Asks Key Administration Counterterrorism Nominees How Bin Laden's Death Will Affect Future Terrorist Financing

Also Looks Into How Terrorist Network Overlap Complicates Efforts to Prevent Flow of Funding

Washington, DC – Just days after American Forces launched a targeted assault that killed Osama Bin Laden, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet asked nominees for key counterterrorism posts in the Obama Administration how Bin Laden’s death would affect the flow of financing to terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and how terro...
Denver, CO – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on President Obama’s announcement that Osama bin Laden has been killed: “Almost 10 years ago, extremist terrorists launched a vicious attack on our country that killed thousands of innocent men, women and children. Tonight, the fa...

Bennet: Air Quality Cleanups of New Mexico Power Plants Will Improve Public Health, Economy of Southwest Colorado

Pens Letter to EPA Administrator Urging Agency to Move Forward with Proposals to Clean Up Four Corners Power Plants

Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today penned a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson urging the agency to move forward with proposals to clean up the Four Corners Power Plant and San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. Specifically, the EPA’s proposals seek ...
Washington, DC – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet made the following statement regarding the April 24 Remembrance Day of the Armenian Genocide. The genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 at the end of the Ottoman Empire: “Nearly a century after the tragedy that befell the Armenian people in the waning days of t...