WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated bipartisan committee passage of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). The senators worked to include Colorado priorities and water infrastructure investments as part of the biennial legislation that addresses nationwide water management, flood control, ecosystem restoration, and long-term clean water projects. "As Colorado com  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside 42 of their Senate colleagues, sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders encouraging them to increase funding for the Pell Grant program in the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) government funding bills. "[W]e remain concerned that the value of the Pell Grant has steadily declined since it was first created - now coveri  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Byrne-Haupt has assisted Coloradans for nearly 15 years and has worked for Hickenlooper since his first day in the Senate Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that Nannette Byrne-Haupt, a long-time U.S. Senate staffer and a dedicated advocate for veterans, military families, and Coloradans, will serve as his new Director of Constituent Services. "Nannette has been an invaluable member of T  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Recently, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 42 of their colleagues called on Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to increase funding for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation in the fiscal year 2025 government funding bill to help expand access to affordable housing. The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation - also known as NeighborWorks America - is a congressionally chartere  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: World Anti-Doping Agency failed to sanction 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substance before 2021 Olympics Senators John Hickenlooper, Marsha Blackburn, and Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) pushing for transparency following the completion of an independent investigation into WADA's failure to enforce international anti-doping standards. The s  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Early Friday morning, Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) voted to advance the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 out of the House Agriculture Committee. The legislation, more commonly known as the Farm Bill, covers programs related to agriculture, nutrition, rural health and development, farm subsidies, and conservation. The Farm Bill is reauthorized every five years, and the current Farm Bill  more