Press Releases

Bennet, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Mar 10, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Urge DOT Secretary Buttigieg to Consider Risks of Approving Tax-Exempt Bonds For Uinta Basin Railway Project

Mar 09, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse urged U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to consider the risks of approving tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs) or any other federal financing mechanisms to fund the Uinta Basin Railway Project.
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ICYMI: Bennet Presses Intelligence Community Leaders on Fentanyl, TikTok

Mar 09, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questioned Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray on the threat of fentanyl flowing across the southern border and the national security risks posed by TikTok.
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Bennet Urges the Pentagon to Consider Access to Reproductive Care in Major Basing and Personnel Decisions, Including Space Command

Mar 08, 2023
Today on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted the effect of state abortion bans on our military readiness and national security, and urged the Department of Defense (DoD) to consider access to reproductive care in major basing and personnel decisions, including the decision of where to permanently base U.S. Space Command.
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Bennet, Colleagues Ask Administration Officials for Information on Protecting Children From Exploitation

Letter Follows a New York Times Report That Found Large Numbers Of Unaccompanied Non-Citizen Children Are Being Placed With Exploitative Sponsors and Working Long Hours In Dangerous Conditions

Mar 06, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and 15 Senate colleagues in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Marty Walsh requesting information on their investigations into child labor exploitation of unaccompanied non-citizen children.
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Bennet, Neguse Call on USDA Secretary Vilsack to Delay Uinta Basin Railway Authorization Until Supplemental Review of Project is Conducted

Lawmakers Call East Palestine Disaster a “Terrible Reminder” of Potential Damage from Transporting Hazardous Materials by Rail, Urge Caution for Colorado

Mar 06, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse called on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to suspend a decision on the Special Use Authorization for the Uinta Basin Railway Project until a supplemental review is conducted to fully evaluate the effects of the project on Colorado’s local communities and environment.
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