Press Releases

Bennet, Gardner Cosponsor Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Hemp

Apr 23, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week cosponsored the bipartisan Hemp Farming Act of 2018, which would legalize and clearly define hemp as an agricultural commodity and remove it from the list of controlled substances.
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Bennet Introduces Protections for San Juan Mountains

San Miguel County Commissioner Joins Bennet in Washington to Introduce Bill

Apr 19, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, joined by San Miguel County Commissioner Hilary Cooper, today introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act to protect approximately 61,000 acres of land located in the heart of the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado.
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Bennet Leads 170 Members of Congress in Resolution Calling for Pruitt’s Resignation

Cosponsored by 131 representatives and 39 senators—the most senators ever to sign onto a resolution formally calling for a cabinet official’s resignation

Apr 18, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM) and Tom Carper (D-DE), today led a group of 170 members of Congress in introducing companion resolutions in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives to formally call on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign.
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Bennet Urges DOJ to Restart Legal Orientation Program

Apr 18, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 21 senators, today called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to restart the Legal Orientation Program (LOP) after it was reported last week that the Department was temporarily suspending the Program.
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Bennet, Colleagues Encourage Vice President Pence to Adopt an “Americas Together” Policy at the Summit of Americas

Senators: Administration’s overtly political decisions to end DACA and TPS designations, in addition to other derogatory comments, are eroding American leadership in the Western Hemisphere

Apr 13, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with 13 Democratic senators, sent a letter to Vice President Pence expressing concern about the administration’s policy toward the Western Hemisphere and urging him to adopt an “Americas Together” policy in lieu of the divisive “America First” policy.
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Bennet, Senators Demand Accountability from EPA’s Pruitt

Senators: Pruitt must answer the many ethics questions that have been raised about his housing, travel perks, and connections to lobbyists with business before the EPA, among other issues

Apr 11, 2018
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-NM), Tom Carper (D-DE), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) today held a news conference to demand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt respond to the many unanswered ethics questions that have been raised by taxpayers, congressional lawmakers, and even the Government Accountability Office (GAO) about Pruitt's housing and travel arrangements.
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