Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $38 Million for Colorado Airports

Funding Will Help Airports Across The State Upgrade Critical Infrastructure, Streamline Operations, And Improve Passenger Safety

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) that $38 million would be made available for infrastructure improvements at Colorado airports.
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) alongside U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Helping Unleash Benefits and Services (HUBS) for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation to support local “network hubs” which streamline access to essential resources for veterans, service members, and their families.
This week, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would strike language added by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blocking funding for any U.S. Space Command military construction projects and freezing half of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s travel budget until a final basing decision on the permanent headquarters location of Space Command is made – an attempt to force a decision in Alabama’s favor.

Bennet Joins Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Visit to Iceland

During the Trip, Senators Will Discuss Climate Action, U.S.-Iceland Relations, Clean Energy Transition

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he has joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) on a congressional delegation trip to Iceland.
In case you missed it, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, championed the success of the Child Tax Credit since its inception 25 years ago and called on Congress to restore the expanded tax credit during the subcommittee’s first hearing this Congress.