Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today released the following statement on the Banking Committee's approval of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term. "I believe that the Federal Reserve failed to protect the American people in the years leading up to the current crisis. Many of these failu...
Bennet Announces Push for Bill to Update Nation's Hard Rock Mining Laws, Which Have Not Been Updated Since 1872 Would Bring Balance to Hardrock Development on Public Lands, Provide Support to Clean up Abandoned Mines and Ensure Fair Return to Taxpayers Citing the need to bring the nation's mining law into the 21st century, Mich...

Udall, Bennet, Salazar & Markey Secure Extension of Moratorium on Pinon Canyon Expansion

At Lawmakers' Urging, Senate & House Appropriators Include Extension of Moratorium for An Additional Year

Michael Bennet and Mark Udall, U.S. Senators for Colorado, and Representatives John Salazar and Betsy Markey today announced that they have secured an extension of the moratorium on Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (PCMS) expansion for an additional year. The moratorium on expansion will be included in the Omnibus Appropriations Act for...