Press Releases

Bennet, Casten Introduce Bill to Ensure Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Investments Factor Into Home Appraisal Process

Legislation Would Help Cut Costs and Emissions for American Homeowners

May 15, 2024
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) introduced the Getting Renewable and Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Appraisals Act, legislation to encourage energy-efficient and clean energy features to be considered as part of the residential home buying and appraisal process.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colorado Delegation Call for More Support for Communities Receiving Migrants

Colorado Lawmakers Urge Congressional Leaders to Allocate $5 Billion to Support Communities Receiving Migrants Nationwide

May 14, 2024
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper alongside Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen, and Yadira Caraveo pushed Congressional leaders for more funding to support communities in Colorado and across the country as they continue to face new migrant arrivals.
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Bennet, Coons, 24 Colleagues Call for $1.2 Billion for Agricultural Conservation Programs in Upcoming Funding Bill

As Farmers and Ranchers Face the Effects of Climate Change, Senators Urge Appropriations Committee Leaders to Fully Fund Investments in Land, Water, Forestry and Soil Health

May 14, 2024
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) alongside 24 of their Senate colleagues called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to fully fund agricultural conservation programs in the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) government funding bill.
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Bennet, Stansbury, 18 Bicameral Colleagues Push for More Funding to Support Transitioning Energy Communities

Lawmakers Call for at Least $8 Million to Support the Interagency Working Group in Upcoming Funding Bill

May 13, 2024
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) alongside 18 of their Congressional colleagues called on U.S. Senate and House Appropriations Committee leaders to appropriate at least $8 million in Fiscal Year 2025 to support transitioning energy communities across the country through the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on Coal & Power Plant Communities & Economic Revitalization.
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Bennet, Grassley, Espaillat, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge Senate Appropriations Committee to Address Illegal Weapons Trafficking

Lawmakers Push for Inter-Agency Report to Monitor the Effects of Illicit Trafficking on the Western Hemisphere

May 13, 2024
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), alongside 17 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues urged the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to address illicit weapons trafficking operations in the Western Hemisphere.
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Bennet, Cortez Masto, 16 Colleagues Push Congressional Leaders to Ensure Migrant Children are Treated with Dignity & Respect

Senators Call for Update on DOJ’s Plan to Establish Specialized Immigration Courts for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

May 09, 2024
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) alongside 16 of their Senate colleagues called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to ensure the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) reports on the implementation of specialized children’s immigration courts.
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Bennet, 24 Bipartisan Colleagues Call on USPS to Pause Planned Network Changes, Prevent Mail Delivery Delays

USPS Proposal Consolidates Grand Junction Mail Processing Center & Could Worsen Mail Service Issues in Colorado

May 08, 2024
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 24 bipartisan Senate colleagues to urge the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pause planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until the potential impacts are further studied and addressed.
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Bennet, King, Bipartisan Colleagues Push Senate Appropriations Leaders to Address Planned Veterans Health Agency Staffing Cuts in Upcoming Funding Bill

As Veterans Face Widespread Understaffing at VA Facilities, Senators Push for Report on Where & How Staffing Cuts Will Affect Service

May 08, 2024
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Angus King (I-Maine), alongside 15 of their Senate colleagues, called on U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations leaders to address planned job cuts within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) that could increase wait times and make it harder for veterans and their families to access care.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, 82 Bipartisan, Bicameral Colleagues Oppose Air Force Proposal to Override Governors’ Authority, Strip National Guard Units

Lawmakers’ Letter Rejects Inclusion of Air Force’s Legislative Proposal 480 in Upcoming Defense Budget

May 07, 2024
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Jason Crow alongside 82 bipartisan, bicameral colleagues, called on the U.S. Senate and House Armed Service Committees to reject a flawed proposal from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) intended for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY2025) National Defense Authorization (NDAA).
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