Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján in urging the Biden Administration to address extreme drought in the Rio Grande Basin.
Lawmakers Urge USPS To Implement Report’s Recommendations Immediately
Dec 06, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse and Brittany Pettersen released the following statement on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Inspector General’s report on mail service in Colorado’s mountain towns.
Senators’ Call Follows Record Drought in 2022 Affecting Colorado’s Family Farmers and Ranchers
Dec 06, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of their colleagues in a letter calling on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide greater transparency on how the 2022 Emergency Relief Program (ERP) payments were calculated and administered. The ERP covers agricultural losses due to a qualifying natural disaster.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the Biden administration’s final rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of methane.
Bennet Leads Nearly 100 Members of Congress Pushing to Ensure Upcoming Farm Bill Reforms Outdated Restriction on Families Using SNAP to Buy Prepared Meals
Dec 05, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet alongside U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-N.Y.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) led nearly 100 members of Congress in a letter calling on U.S. House and Senate Agriculture committee leaders to include the lawmakers’ bipartisan, bicameral Hot Foods Act in the upcoming Farm Bill.
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse celebrated the announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) that over $9.3 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has gone to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuel management projects in Colorado throughout Fiscal Year 2023.
Douglas County’s Greenland Wildlife Overpass Project Selected as One of 19 Wildlife Crossings Funded Nationwide
Dec 01, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed $22 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to build a dedicated wildlife overpass on Interstate 25 between Denver and Colorado Springs.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined bipartisan, bicameral colleagues to introduce two pieces of legislation to seize Russian assets to provide additional assistance to Ukraine.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the incorporation of methane emissions data from advanced measurement technologies and “top-down” data, helping provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture as the agency works to modernize methane reporting under its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) to help combat climate change.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) alongside U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) to introduce the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, legislation to support responsible gun ownership and protect communities from gun violence.
