Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse welcomed $39 million from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to address post-fire recovery needs in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (ARNF) from the East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow introduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60 billion investment in our forests to reduce wildfire risk, restore our watersheds, and protect our communities.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and their colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging the agency to ensure that the gains made in reducing the number of uninsured children are not lost as states begin to unwind Medicaid policies that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 163 colleagues in both houses of Congress in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to shine a light on the influence of dark money in U.S. politics and elections.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in reintroducing the Major Richard Star Act, a bipartisan bill to provide full military benefits to combat-injured veterans with less than 20 years of military service.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced $18,560,000 in funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) would be distributed to Colorado via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war against Ukraine:

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to introduce the Space National Guard Establishment Act.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, alongside U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and Don Beyer (D-Va.), lead a group of 76 members of Congress in support of stronger standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding methane emissions and pollution from oil and natural gas operations.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper invited U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster Louis DeJoy to join them on a tour of a USPS facility in Colorado to see firsthand the ongoing service and delivery challenges that Coloradans face.