Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet toured the burn area of the Galena Fire today at Lory State Park, which has been closed since the fire broke out on March 15. During the tour, Bennet heard from local experts about forest health and wildfire mitigation efforts in the area. He also discussed his upcoming bill, slated to be intr...

President Obama today signed into law a bill that includes $65.5 million in resources for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, which will help Colorado communities recovering from last summer’s devastating Waldo Canyon and High Park fires. The bill will fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal y...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it would extend the deadline for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers in Colorado to submit their claims related to the Garcia v. Vilsack discrimination lawsuit. USDA extended the deadline from March 25, 2013 to...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Raymond Moore to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado. Moore will replace Chief Judge Wiley Daniel, who became a senior judge on Jan. 1, 2013. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts declared the vacant se...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Raymond Moore to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado. Moore will replace Chief Judge Wiley Daniel, who became a senior judge on Jan. 1, 2013. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts declared the vacant se...

Middle Ground Approach would Protect Land, Respect Existing Leases Bill Introduction Follows Comment Period on Draft that Received Overwhelming Support Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced a bill for the future management of much of the Thompson Divide, a 221,000-acre parcel of public land located predominantly...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined the bipartisan Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease. Over 200 members in both the House and the Senate are members of the Task Force. “Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease that takes an emotional and physical toll on its victims and on the families an...

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) announcement that it finalized its plan to support research and development of oil shale technologies on Colorado’s public lands. “Colorado enjoys an abundance of energy resources that, when...

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today introduced an amendment to the Senate budget resolution to emphasize the importance of supporting a broad range of wildfire-related activities, many of which are currently underfunded. “We have a strong tradition of coming together to aid communities in need followi...

The House of Representatives today passed the Senate bill that includes $65.5 million in resources for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program, which will help Colorado communities recovering from last summer’s devastating Waldo Canyon and High Park fires. The bill is a Continuing Resolution that will fund the govern...