Bennet Continues Push for Southern Colorado Veterans Cemetery at Event with Veterans Advocates, Military Families in Colorado Springs

Also Discussed Progress Made on Plan to Keep Military Families from Being Cut from Nutrition Programs

Colorado Springs, CO - Sitting down with veterans and military family advocates in Colorado to hear their concerns, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, said yesterday he is continuing his push for a national veterans cemetery to serve Southern Colorado. Bennet also discussed his efforts on behalf of military families, includ...
Recent IG Audit Found Serious Weaknesses In How DHS Accounts for Taxpayer Funds - Leads to Waste, Fraud and Abuse Senate Passes Bennet Amendment Requiring DHS to Address the Recommendations in Audit or Lose Increased Funding for FY 2010 Move Comes on the Heels of Vote to Cut Wasteful Government Spending Washington, DC - Mich...
Washington, DC - Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that the 140th Fighter Wing of the Colorado National Guard at Buckley Air Force Base is on track to receive $4.5 million in new federal funding to expand its weapons release complex for the 140th Fighter Wing of the Colorado Air National Gua...

Udall, Bennet: $119 Million in Funding for Stand-Alone, State-of-the-Art VA Hospital at Fitzsimons on the Right Track

Key Senate Panel Approves Millions for Construction Of Veterans Hospital As Part of 2010 Appropriations Bill

Washington, DC - Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, U.S. Senators for Colorado, today announced that $119 million in funding for the long-awaited construction of a stand-alone, state-of-the-art Veterans Hospital at Fitzsimons is one step closer to reality. The funding for the VA Hospital at Fitzsimons was included at the request of Sen...

At Colorado Mountain College, Bennet Announces Push to Help Pitkin County Retrain Workers Hit By Economic Crisis, Discusses College's New Workforce Initiative

Bennet Meets With CMC Officials to Spotlight New Green Building Academy Initiative to Prepare Coloradans For Jobs in the New Energy Economy

Aspen, CO - As Coloradans continue to struggle in the current economic crisis, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, today met with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Aspen Campus administrators and educators to discuss local workforce training initiatives. In an effort to support local job retraining, Bennet spotlighted the co...

Udall, Bennet Recommend Names for Federal Judicial Vacancies in Colorado

Candidates Selected with Assistance and Recommendations from Bipartisan Advisory Panel

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet announced they have forwarded the names of six Coloradans to President Obama to fill two federal District Court vacancies created by Judge Lewis Babcock's decision to assume Senior Judge status, and the more recent resignation of Judge Edward Nottingham. The Sen...