Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and John Hickenlooper released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint Kent Peppler to serve as Colorado State Executive Director of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Armando Valdez to serve as Colorado State Director for USDA Rural Development.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act.

Today, Senate Intelligence Committee Members Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) announced a package of bipartisan amendments they have introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to bolster U.S. competitiveness in key emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI).

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighting the challenges faced by Western communities in the aftermath of wildfire and detailing opportunities for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) to more effectively serve communities across the West as they recover.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, celebrated their Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act advancing out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the bipartisan committee passage of their bill to establish Camp Amache as a National Historic Site.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), introduced an amendment to formally authorize the National Guard's Fireguard Program to help detect and monitor wildfires across the country.

In case you missed it, Reuters highlighted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s efforts to invest in America’s forests and reduce wildfire risk across the West in the Build Back Better budget.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of joining President Joe Biden at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement highlighting the historic $65 billion of broadband funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which draws directly on the bipartisan BRIDGE Act he authored and released in June with U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio).