Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push the FCC to Increase Broadband Speed and Access

Oct 05, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to push the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase broadband speed requirements in its existing programs so that Americans, particularly in rural and underserved areas, can access the faster download and upload speeds needed to participate in modern telehealth, telework, and remote learning.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Visit Sand Creek with Interior Secretary Haaland, Welcome Expansion of National Historic Site

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Oct 05, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams III, and leaders from the Northern Arapaho Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to remember the 1864 massacre and announce the addition of almost 3,500 acres to the Site.

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Survivors of Natural Disasters

Oct 04, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, legislation to help communities affected by major natural disasters access housing assistance.

Bennet Welcomes $9 Million From Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill to Support Student Mental Health in Colorado Schools

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Oct 04, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed more than $9 million to Colorado in funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) to provide students with safer and healthier learning environments.

Bennet Welcomes $225 Million to Train 13,000 Community Health Workers Across the Country

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Oct 03, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed $225 million to train 13,000 community health workers across the country.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Study to Give Dearfield National Park System Protections

Sep 30, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced the Dearfield Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Dearfield Homestead in Weld County to determine its suitability as a unit of the National Park System.

Bennet Welcomes Over $71 Million for 57 Colorado Counties from American Rescue Plan

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

Sep 30, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed over $71 million for 57 Colorado counties from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF).

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Promote Vehicle-to-Grid Charging for Electric School Buses

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Sep 29, 2022

Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) to introduce the Bus Integration Dedicated to Improving Resilience, Eliminating Congestion, and Triggering Innovation Over Numerous Applications and Localities (BIDIRECTIONAL) Act.

Bennet, Warren, King, Beyer Call For Strong Implementation of Corporate Minimum Tax

Sep 29, 2022

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Maine.), and U.S. Representative Donald S. Beyer (D-Va.) sent a letter to U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging her and her staff to pursue strong implementation of the 15 percent corporate minimum tax (CMT) on billion-dollar corporations in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Lead Colorado Delegation in Urging Department of Veterans Affairs to Authorize Community Care for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Many veterans report problems with accessing health care at Community Care providers such as the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Sep 29, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Lauren Boebert, Ken Buck, Doug Lamborn, and Ed Perlmutter sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize community care for high-risk veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push the FCC to Increase Broadband Speed and Access

Bennet, Hickenlooper Visit Sand Creek with Interior Secretary Haaland, Welcome Expansion of National Historic Site

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Survivors of Natural Disasters

Bennet Welcomes $9 Million From Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill to Support Student Mental Health in Colorado Schools

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Bennet Welcomes $225 Million to Train 13,000 Community Health Workers Across the Country

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Study to Give Dearfield National Park System Protections

Bennet Welcomes Over $71 Million for 57 Colorado Counties from American Rescue Plan

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Promote Vehicle-to-Grid Charging for Electric School Buses

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Bennet, Warren, King, Beyer Call For Strong Implementation of Corporate Minimum Tax

Bennet, Hickenlooper Lead Colorado Delegation in Urging Department of Veterans Affairs to Authorize Community Care for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injuries

Many veterans report problems with accessing health care at Community Care providers such as the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Many veterans report problems with accessing health care at Community Care providers such as the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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