Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 7 Colorado counties suffering from severe losses due to drought as natural disaster areas. Mineral and Archuleta counties were designated as primary natural disaster areas and Saguache, Rio Grande, La Plata, Hinsdale, and C...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision finding the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in a 5-4 ruling. “Today is a historic step forward for civil rights. The Supreme Court’s decision affirms that all couples, regardless of their sexual o...

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) today highlighted the environmental and economic benefits of the Better Buildings Act (S. 1191), legislation they authored that was considered at today’s Senate Subcommittee on Energy hearing. The bipartisan bill seeks to increase energy efficiency in commercial bu...

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE) introduced the Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act to increase the availability of on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs for returning veterans through the GI Bill. Currently, veterans can use their GI Bill benefits to complete t...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed President Obama’s call for action to combat climate change with an all-of-the-above approach to develop homegrown energy and promote efforts to responsibly cut carbon pollution. The President will lay out his ideas in a speech at Georgetown University this afternoon. &ldqu...

Senator Michael Bennet offered the following statement in response to the U.S. Army's announcement today that they will deactivate a Brigade Combat Team, but through restructuring efforts will be expanding Fort Carson in Colorado. “While we don’t want to see Fort Carson lose a brigade, it’s encouraging that the ...

The Senate’s bipartisan immigration bill, introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the ‘Group of 8,’ cleared a key procedural hurdle today. The Senate voted 67-27 to end debate on an amendment that expands the bill’s border security measures while maintaining the path to citizenship and other r...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is accepting internship applications from undergraduate students, recent graduates and graduate students for his Washington, DC and Colorado offices. In addition to his Washington office, internships are available year round in the following Colorado locations: Colorado Springs, Denver, Durango,...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Corker-Hoeven amendment to the immigration bill. Bennet and the rest of the ‘Group of 8’ senators who authored the bill negotiated with Republicans to craft an amendment on border security and benefits among other provisions. The amendment meet...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today called on the House of Representatives to find a path forward on a full five-year reauthorization of the Farm Bill after it earlier rejected its version of the legislation. “The House needs to find a path forward that meets the demands of farmers, ranchers, rural communities, and a...