Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after a bipartisan group of senators introduced a package of bills to address America’s epidemic of gun violence.
Biden Administration Announced Steps to Use Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Increase Pay, Create New Mental Wellness and Health Supports
Jun 21, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded President Joe Biden’s announcement that his administration will use $600 million from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to increase pay and establish additional support for wildland firefighters.
First-of-Its-Kind Legislation Would Empower an Expert Federal Body to Provide Comprehensive Oversight of Digital Platforms
Jun 17, 2022
This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined NYU Professor Scott Galloway and tech journalist Kara Swisher on the Pivot podcast to discuss his Digital Platform Commission Act, the first-ever legislation in Congress to create an expert federal body empowered to provide comprehensive, sector-specific regulation of digital platforms to protect consumers, promote competition, and defend the public interest.
Expanded School Meal Programs Are Set to Expire On June 30
Jun 17, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and 31 of their U.S. Senate colleagues in a push to extend child nutrition waivers and enact a robust set of child nutrition priorities in any upcoming legislative vehicles.
The PACT Act to Expand VA Health Care Eligibility for Veterans Suffering From Toxic Exposure Now Heads to the House of Representatives
Jun 16, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, bipartisan legislation to expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility to over 3.5 million toxic-exposed veterans.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of President Barack Obama’s announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.
Bennet-Led Bill, Included in Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize FDA User Fee Programs, Would Ensure Diagnostic Testing Protects Patient Safety, Keeps Pace With Medical Innovation
Jun 14, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded passage of his Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act out of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Expansion of the Advanced Premium Tax Credits Is Set to Expire in December
Jun 09, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urged U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to prioritize extending the Advanced Premium Tax Credit (APTC) expansion to lower health care costs for Coloradans.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the announcement that Denver has been chosen to host the inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas in 2023.
New Office Would Analyze U.S. Leadership in Key Technologies Relative to Competitors Like China to Inform Policy, Boost American Tech Leadership
Jun 09, 2022
Today, members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and SSCI Chairman U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), unveiled the American Technology Leadership Act, legislation to establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis to assess how the United States fares in key emerging technologies relative to other countries to inform policy and strengthen U.S. competitiveness.
