By Zoë Rom
Michael Bennet
News
Bennet, Neguse Issue Statement Supporting Eagle County’s Case to Uphold Environmental Protections
Bennet Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, both Democrats, issued a joint statement Friday supporting Eagle County’s argument before the U.S. Supreme Court that federal officials didn’t adequately analyze the environmental impacts of a Colorado railway project, violating federal law.
News
Michael ‘Heck of a Job’ Brown Says Migrant Crisis Is a ‘Political’ Not a ‘Man-Made’ Disaster — So No Federal Emergency Funds Should Be Provided
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Director Michael Brown, who’s best known for bungling the federal emergency response to Hurricane Katrina and being praised for it by then-President George W. Bush, criticized Colorado Democrats last week for their request for disaster relief funds to address the migrant crisis in Denver.
News
Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce The Right to Contraception Act
Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), alongside others, have introduced the Right to Contraception Act, which would codify and strengthen the legal right to contraceptives.
News
BRIEF: Bipartisan Support for Increased Mental Health Care
Forty-one elected officials and candidates in Colorado have pledged to increase the “availability of mental health care for everyone in need, promote wellness and early intervention by expanding youth mental health services, and improve crisis response for anyone experiencing a mental health emergency.”
News
Republicans Rally in Red County with Reduced Results
With three weeks until the election, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, Republican gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, and Republican Attorney General candidate John Keller all held campaign events in Colorado Springs this weekend.
News
‘I Haven’t Evolved,’ says Joe O’Dea on Abortion Stance
During an interview Tuesday with Marty Lenz on KOA radio, U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea claimed he hasn’t changed his position on abortion since launching his campaign.
News
Colorado Lawmakers Urge Biden to Protect Camp Hale
Colorado lawmakers Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Governor Jared Polis, and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) sent a letter to President Joe Biden yesterday urging him to use the Antiquities Act and other presidential authorities to protect Colorado’s Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range as the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument.
News
‘I’m Going To Do Everything I Can To Save Lives:’ Democratic Lawmakers Want More Gun-Safety Laws
This week Democratic lawmakers in Colorado held events to bring attention to their efforts to prevent more gun violence and mass shootings ahead of the November election. According to Colorado Democratic Party Executive Director Karin Asensio, gun deaths and injuries have cost Colorado $11.7 billion each year.
News
Bennet Challenger O’Dea Spends Week in July on Horseback Excursion with Big Campaign Donors
O’Dea pictured on the 3R “Big Ride” (photo via Facebook) In late July, U.S. Senate candidate and Denver businessman Joe O’Dea participated in a week-long excursion in the Rio Grande National Forest with people who have contributed a significant amount of money to his campaign.