Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter Introduce Bill to Return RTD’s Down Payment for Union Station Restoration

Bureaucratic red tape has prevented RTD from receiving its $28.9 million down payment on a fully repaid federal loan

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) and Colorado U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D) introduced legislation requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to quickly return $28.9 million, plus interest, for a deposit that RTD made to secure a federal loan to redevelop Denver’s Union Station.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D) and Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D) introduced the End Transfer of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Modernize State and Local Tech Systems

Legislation Will Fund Digital Service Teams, Improve Government Services for Users and Save Taxpayer Money

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced new legislation to help state and local governments update their technology and replace outdated systems for accessing essential health care, housing, unemployment, and other services.

Bennet Calls on Congress to Invest in Restoring America’s Forests to Mitigate Wildfires, Build Climate Resilience

Bennet Introduced Dr. Tony Cheng, Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, During Bipartisan Committee Hearing on Forestry and Climate Change

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, called on Congress to invest in restoring America’s forests to help mitigate wildfires and build climate resilience.