Press Releases

Bennet, Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Establish Independent Oversight, Increase Accountability, Transparency at Chief U.S. Trade Agency

USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 Cosponsored by All Senate Finance Committee Democrats

Aug 13, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and a group of their colleagues introduced bicameral legislation to establish an Inspector General (IG) for the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to provide independent oversight, and increase transparency and accountability at the agency, which has recently come under increased scrutiny over reports and allegations of political favoritism, inconsistent policy implementation, and conflicts of interest.
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Bennet, Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Urge USPS to Fix Delays, Avoid Cost Increases for Election Mail

Letter Follows Reports that USPS Will Depart from Long-Standing Practice of Prioritizing Election Mail, Delaying Delivery Times Unless States Pay More

Aug 13, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter urging U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to provide answers regarding reports of recent changes to long-standing practices at USPS that would result in increased delivery times and costs for election mail, and urged him not to take any further action that makes it harder and more expensive for states and election jurisdictions to mail ballots.
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Bennet, Members of the Colorado Congressional Delegation Express Concern Over Trump Administration Decision to Cut Census Efforts Short

In Letter, Lawmakers Request Extension of Enumeration Period through October 31, 2020 in Next COVID-19 Relief Package

Aug 12, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led Colorado U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D), Jason Crow (D), Joe Neguse (D), and Ed Perlmutter (D) in a letter to Congressional leadership expressing their concern over the Trump Administration’s decision to end census field data collection activities by the end of September.
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Bennet Calls for Investigation into Federal Government’s Role in the Spread of COVID-19 in Meat Processing Facilities

Aug 10, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inspector General Phyllis Fong and the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Acting Inspector General Larry Turner requesting an investigation into federal actions that may have contributed to the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in meat processing facilities and other agricultural processing facilities.
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Bennet, Young’s Bipartisan RESTART Act Reaches 54 Co-Sponsors in Senate

Momentum Continues to Build as Pair of Senators Push for Proposal to be Included in Next Relief Package

Aug 07, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced that their Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act now has 54 bipartisan co-sponsors in the U.S. Senate.
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Bennet Joins Carper, 55 Colleagues in Bicameral Letter to White House Demanding Release of Public Records about Fast-Tracked Projects

Members: “These reports contain information on how billions of taxpayer dollars will be spent on projects impacting the health and safety of their communities… By keeping these reports from the public, this administration is concealing its own response to the economic crisis brought on by the COVID

Aug 07, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and 55 of their Congressional colleagues in urging the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to release public records about the Trump Administration’s implementation of the president’s executive order signed June 4, 2020.
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