Bennet Welcomes Senate Hearing on Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Public Lands Legislation Will Receive Hearing in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Nov 10, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining will hold a hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, Bennet’s bill to protect over 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado and boost the state’s outdoor economy.

Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Lawsuit to Eliminate the Affordable Care Act

Nov 10, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in California v. Texas, the Republican-backed attempt to strike down the landmark health care law that protects over two million Coloradans with pre-existing conditions.

Bennet Looks Forward to Working with Biden-Harris Administration to Set Aside Partisan Politics, Make Equality and Prosperity Our Shared Purpose

Nov 07, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their historic victory.

Bennet Presses Administration on Consequences of Banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainings at Federal Agencies

Oct 30, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler expressing significant concern with the immediate and secondary effects of implementing a White House Executive Order and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo prohibiting federal departments and agencies from using federal funds to administer training sessions that incorporate teachings about critical race theory and white privilege.

Bennet, Neguse, Members of Colorado Congressional Delegation Urge Department of Agriculture, Interior to Strengthen Federal Wildland Fire Workforce

Oct 30, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Jason Crow (D), and Diana DeGette (D) wrote a letter to Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting several reforms to improve pay, job stability, and benefits for federal wildfire personnel.

Bennet Announces $6 Million ReConnect Grant to Expand Broadband in Northwest Colorado

Funding from USDA Will Connect Rural Communities to High-Speed Broadband

Oct 29, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $6 million to Yampa Valley Electric Association (YVEA) to expand broadband service in Northwest Colorado.

Bennet, Cohen Urge Armed Services Committee Leadership to Include GAO Study of School-To-Prison Pipeline in Final Defense Authorization Act

Oct 29, 2020

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) urged the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees to include their amendment to direct the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the school-to-prison pipeline in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Following Letter from Bennet, Colleagues, HHS Expands Relief for Rural Health Care Providers

Earlier This Month, Bennet Urged the Administration to Preserve Rural Health Care Providers’ Access to Pandemic Relief Funding

Oct 28, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that following a letter he and his colleagues sent earlier this month to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar, the Trump Administration has expanded relief eligibility for rural health care providers and updated requirements to preserve providers’ access to funding from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) created as a response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bennet, 30 Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Follow Through on Promises to End Veteran Suicide Epidemic

Senators Raise Alarm Over Administration’s Inability to Fully Implement Provisions under President Trump’s Executive Order to Expand Critical Mental Health Resources to Nation’s Heroes

Oct 27, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and 29 Senate colleagues in a push for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to follow through on authorities under President Donald Trump’s Executive Order to increase veterans’ access to mental health care.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge State Department to Bolster Efforts to Protect Journalists

Letter to Secretary of State Marks Recent Anniversary of the 2018 Killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Calls on Administration to Hold Foreign Leaders Accountable for Suppressing Freedom of the Press

Oct 27, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined nine of his Senate colleagues to urge Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to increase the Trump Administration’s efforts to protect journalists around the world and hold foreign leaders accountable for suppressing freedom of the press.

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Bennet Welcomes Senate Hearing on Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Public Lands Legislation Will Receive Hearing in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Lawsuit to Eliminate the Affordable Care Act

Bennet Looks Forward to Working with Biden-Harris Administration to Set Aside Partisan Politics, Make Equality and Prosperity Our Shared Purpose

Bennet Presses Administration on Consequences of Banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainings at Federal Agencies

Bennet, Neguse, Members of Colorado Congressional Delegation Urge Department of Agriculture, Interior to Strengthen Federal Wildland Fire Workforce

Bennet Announces $6 Million ReConnect Grant to Expand Broadband in Northwest Colorado

Funding from USDA Will Connect Rural Communities to High-Speed Broadband

Bennet, Cohen Urge Armed Services Committee Leadership to Include GAO Study of School-To-Prison Pipeline in Final Defense Authorization Act

Following Letter from Bennet, Colleagues, HHS Expands Relief for Rural Health Care Providers

Earlier This Month, Bennet Urged the Administration to Preserve Rural Health Care Providers’ Access to Pandemic Relief Funding

Bennet, 30 Senate Colleagues Urge VA to Follow Through on Promises to End Veteran Suicide Epidemic

Senators Raise Alarm Over Administration’s Inability to Fully Implement Provisions under President Trump’s Executive Order to Expand Critical Mental Health Resources to Nation’s Heroes

Bennet, Colleagues Urge State Department to Bolster Efforts to Protect Journalists

Letter to Secretary of State Marks Recent Anniversary of the 2018 Killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Calls on Administration to Hold Foreign Leaders Accountable for Suppressing Freedom of the Press

Public Lands Legislation Will Receive Hearing in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Funding from USDA Will Connect Rural Communities to High-Speed Broadband

Earlier This Month, Bennet Urged the Administration to Preserve Rural Health Care Providers’ Access to Pandemic Relief Funding

Senators Raise Alarm Over Administration’s Inability to Fully Implement Provisions under President Trump’s Executive Order to Expand Critical Mental Health Resources to Nation’s Heroes

Letter to Secretary of State Marks Recent Anniversary of the 2018 Killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Calls on Administration to Hold Foreign Leaders Accountable for Suppressing Freedom of the Press

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