Press Releases

Bennet, Bicameral Democratic Lawmakers Urge ICE, DHS to Immediately Withdraw New Guidance that Threatens International Students with Deportation

Lawmakers: "ICE's new policy is irrational and xenophobic, and risks the health of students, faculty, and staff."

Jul 10, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 97 members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in a letter to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the agencies to withdraw new guidance from ICE that threatens international students with deportation if they do not take in-person classes this coming academic year.
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GRAMMY Awards® Organization Endorses Bennet, Young RESTART Act

Recording Academy® Supports Bipartisan Proposal That Would Support Performers, Songwriters, and Studio Professionals

Jul 09, 2020
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced the Recording Academy’s (the organization behind the GRAMMY Awards) formal endorsement of their bipartisan Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Bennet, Wicker Introduce American Infrastructure Bonds Act

Senators Propose New Class of Financing for Local Projects

Jul 08, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced the introduction of the American Infrastructure Bonds Act of 2020, legislation that would create a new class of “direct-pay” taxable municipal bonds to help struggling governments finance critical public projects in the wake of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bennet, Colleagues Defend State Clean Cars Standards Against the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attack

147 Members of the Senate and House Urge the U.S. Court of Appeals to Reject the Trump Administration’s Effort to Undo State Clean Cars Standards

Jul 08, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 28 U.S. Senators and 118 U.S. Representatives in filing an amicus brief in the case of Union of Concerned Scientists, et al. v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), et al., which is currently pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
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Bennet, Colleagues Urge State Department to Ensure Americans Overseas Can Vote During Pandemic

COVID-19 Continues to Restrict Mail and Travel in Many Countries, Jeopardizing the Ability of Americans Overseas, Including Members of the Military, to Vote

Jul 08, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 12 of his Democratic colleagues urged Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take action to ensure that Americans overseas can vote during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bennet, Young Build Momentum for RESTART Act

Senators’ Bipartisan Proposal Would Support Hardest-Hit Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses Through Next 6 Months

Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) continue to build momentum for their bipartisan Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.
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Bennet Asks FCC Chairman to Answer Criticisms of Strategy to Deploy 5G

Following Critical GAO Report, Senator Urges Chairman Pai to Address Concerns Raised

Jul 02, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to answer criticisms from a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticizing the Commission’s strategy for deploying 5G mobile networks.
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