Bennet, Gardner & Colleagues Introduce PFAS Action Plan of 2019

Bipartisan bill would designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under our environmental protection laws

Mar 01, 2019

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Cory Gardner (R-CO), with a bipartisan group of colleagues, today introduced legislation that would mandate the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), within one year of enactment, declare per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances eligible for cleanup funds under the EPA Superfund law, and also enable a requirement that polluters undertake or pay for remediation.

Bennet, Hoeven Reintroduce Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Bipartisan Legislation Would Ensure ELD, HOS Reforms Work in Real-World Conditions

Feb 28, 2019

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hoeven (R-ND) today reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act, bipartisan legislation to reform the Hours of Service (HOS) and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) regulations at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

Bennet Cosponsors Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana

Criminal justice reform bill would expunge records for use and possession & reinvest in low-income and minority communities

Feb 28, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today cosponsored the Marijuana Justice Act to end the federal prohibition on marijuana.

Bennet Statement on Vote Against Wheeler Nomination

Feb 28, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after voting to oppose Andrew Wheeler to serve as Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator.

Bennet, Gardner, Colleagues Secure $3 Million Grant Match for Southwest Chief

TIGER Grant & funding partnerships will result in an investment of more than $26 million in the Southwest Chief

Feb 27, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today announced that Amtrak at long last will provide $3 million in matching funds to complete the federal TIGER IX grant awarded in the beginning of 2018 for safety upgrades and maintenance on the train’s route in Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico.

Bennet Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Study Effects of Technology and Media on Children

Bill would commission research on children’s technology use and outcomes including addiction, bullying, and depression

Feb 26, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today reintroduced the Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a research program on technology and media’s effects on infants, children, and adolescents in core areas of cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional development.

Bennet Statement on Inclusion of El Paso County in Nationwide Water Contamination Study

Following Bennet Request, Community Near Peterson AFB to be One of Eight Sites in Assessment of PFAS Exposure

Feb 22, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced that El Paso County will be included in a national study to examine the health effects of exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), chemicals that have contaminated drinking water sources in Colorado and across the country.

Bennet, Senate Intel Committee Colleagues Call on Director of National Intelligence to Provide Election Security Assessments

Feb 19, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence in a letter calling on Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Dan Coats to make the mandated reports on foreign election interference in U.S. elections available to all members of the committee.

Bennet, Colorado Leaders Launch Artificial Intelligence Strategy Group

Feb 15, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week convened a group of two dozen Colorado leaders from a cross-section of industries to form the Colorado Leadership in Artificial Intelligence Strategy Group.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Hold China Accountable as the End of Negotiations Approach

Feb 15, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, this week joined six Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to make sure any trade agreement with China adequately addresses China’s predatory intellectual property practices and establishes a monitoring and enforcement mechanism to hold China accountable.

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Press Releases

Bennet, Gardner & Colleagues Introduce PFAS Action Plan of 2019

Bipartisan bill would designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under our environmental protection laws

Bennet, Hoeven Reintroduce Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Bipartisan Legislation Would Ensure ELD, HOS Reforms Work in Real-World Conditions

Bennet Cosponsors Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana

Criminal justice reform bill would expunge records for use and possession & reinvest in low-income and minority communities

Bennet Statement on Vote Against Wheeler Nomination

Bennet, Gardner, Colleagues Secure $3 Million Grant Match for Southwest Chief

TIGER Grant & funding partnerships will result in an investment of more than $26 million in the Southwest Chief

Bennet Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Study Effects of Technology and Media on Children

Bill would commission research on children’s technology use and outcomes including addiction, bullying, and depression

Bennet Statement on Inclusion of El Paso County in Nationwide Water Contamination Study

Following Bennet Request, Community Near Peterson AFB to be One of Eight Sites in Assessment of PFAS Exposure

Bennet, Senate Intel Committee Colleagues Call on Director of National Intelligence to Provide Election Security Assessments

Bennet, Colorado Leaders Launch Artificial Intelligence Strategy Group

Bennet, Colleagues Urge President Trump to Hold China Accountable as the End of Negotiations Approach

Bipartisan bill would designate PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under our environmental protection laws

Bipartisan Legislation Would Ensure ELD, HOS Reforms Work in Real-World Conditions

Criminal justice reform bill would expunge records for use and possession & reinvest in low-income and minority communities

TIGER Grant & funding partnerships will result in an investment of more than $26 million in the Southwest Chief

Bill would commission research on children’s technology use and outcomes including addiction, bullying, and depression

Following Bennet Request, Community Near Peterson AFB to be One of Eight Sites in Assessment of PFAS Exposure

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