Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement in response to President Trump's nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and John Thune (R-SD) today introduced legislation to authorize a pilot program that would encourage vegetation management on U.S. Forest Service land to protect utility infrastructure from passing wildfires.
Nearly 40 Bipartisan Senators Press FCC in Letter to Address Budget Shortfall
Nov 01, 2017
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), along with a bipartisan group of nearly 40 senators, today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officials urging them to affirm their commitment to provide affordable and reliable broadband for consumers in the hardest to reach communities across rural America.
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), today introduced legislation to ensure federal disaster funding can be used to build more resilient, efficient, clean, and low-cost energy systems.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with 18 Senate Democrats, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt asking for more information on the agency's decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today led six other Western senators in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging him to extend the comment period for changes to the Greater Sage-grouse conservation plans.
In Response to a Bennet-Klobuchar-Booker Letter, Government Accountability Office Accepts Request to Investigate
Oct 26, 2017
In response to a letter from U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirmed it will investigate the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with nearly three dozen of his colleagues, sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanding clarity on the Trump administration's position on the use of personal information collected from individuals as part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Legislation Would More than Triple the Child Tax Credit for All Children, with an Additional Boost for Young Children
Oct 26, 2017
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today introduced the American Family Act of 2017 to overhaul the existing Child Tax Credit and make it a dramatically more effective tool for supporting middle-class families with kids and reducing child poverty.