Press Releases

Bennet, Hoeven, Neguse, Armstrong, Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Restore Forests and Grasslands, Reduce Wildfire Risk, and Protect Water Supplies

Bill Would Formally Authorize and Double Funding for USDA’s Popular Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership

May 13, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D), North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R), Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D), North Dakota U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R), and Virginia U.S Representative Abigail Spanberger (D) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 to formally authorize the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Initiative (Joint Chiefs) to better support forest and grassland restoration projects across public and private land.
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Bennet, Schatz, Veasey, Klobuchar Introduce Legislation to Support Local Journalism

Local News Provides Important Public Service by Covering Stories That Matter to Communities, Holding Local Governments Accountable

May 13, 2021
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey (D-Texas) introduced the Future of Local News Act, legislation aimed at rescuing the struggling local news industry.
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Bennet, Gillibrand Announce $7.4 Billion for Public Health Jobs

Funding is Down Payment on Senators’ Health Force Proposal to Support Our Public Health Workforce, Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Prepare for Future Public Health Needs

May 13, 2021
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) announced $7.4 billion in funding to hire and train public health workers to support response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and build public health capacity in the future.
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ICYMI: Bennet, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Review Relocation of U.S. Space Command Effect on Intelligence Community

Colorado Springs Gazette: “Adding Warner to the mix could get the issue more presidential attention”

May 12, 2021
This week, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged President Joe Biden to fully consider how the Trump Administration’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama may affect Intelligence Community dependencies and missions and the country’s ability to maintain superiority in space.
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Bennet, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Review Relocation of U.S. Space Command Effect on Intelligence Community

Request From the Members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Concerns Trump ’s January Decision to Move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama

May 11, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged President Joe Biden to fully consider how the Trump Administration’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command may affect Intelligence Community (IC) dependencies and missions and the country’s ability to maintain superiority in space.
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Bennet Announces Over $5.7 Billion in Funding to Help State, Local Economic Recovery Efforts in Colorado

Funding Passed in the American Rescue Plan Act Will Help State and Local Governments Rebuild and Recover from Economic Fallout of COVID-19

May 10, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced over $5.7 billion in funding for state and local governments in Colorado as they continue to rebuild and recover from the economic fallout of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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