Press Releases

Bennet Calls on EPA to Deliver on Promises Made in PFAS Action Plan

One Year After EPA Pledged to Act on PFAS Exposure, Key Parts of the Strategy Have Yet to Be Implemented

Feb 14, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of senators in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler requesting he provide an updated timeline for when the EPA will implement commitments made in the agency’s plan to combat exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Bennet Honors Life and Legacy of Denver’s Marie Greenwood with Congressional Tribute

During Black History Month, Bennet Submits Statement into Congressional Record in Memory of Denver’s First Tenured Black Teacher

Feb 14, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet commemorated Black History Month by honoring the life and legacy of Marie Greenwood, Denver’s first tenured black teacher and an inspiring education advocate, with a formal statement for the Congressional Record. Greenwood passed away in late 2019.
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Bennet Statement on Senate Passage of Resolution to Prevent War with Iran

Measure Passes the Senate with Bipartisan Support

Feb 13, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Senate passed with bipartisan support Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-Va.) War Powers Resolution to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization.
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Bennet, Clyburn Introduce New Legislation to Provide Legal Assistance to Tenants Facing Eviction

Bill Would Keep More Coloradans in Their Homes, Including in Denver, Where Just 2% of Tenants Facing Eviction Have Legal Representation

Feb 13, 2020
Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6) introduced the Legal Assistance to Prevent Evictions Act, new, bicameral legislation to keep more Americans in their homes by establishing a competitive grant program to provide legal assistance at no cost to eligible tenants facing eviction.
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Bennet Requests Action on Energy Tax Policy Priorities

Bennet Priorities Languishing in Committee are Critical to Addressing the Climate Crisis

Feb 13, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, and 27 of his Democratic colleagues requested Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) take action on languishing energy tax policy priorities to help address the growing threat of the climate crisis.
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Bennet, Finance Committee Democrats Denounce Trump Administration for Recent Proposals That Will Harm Medicaid Recipients

Letter Comes on Heels of President Trump’s Budget Proposal Which Includes Nearly $1 Trillion in Cuts to Medicaid

Feb 13, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senate Finance Committee Democrats called on the Trump Administration to end its harmful attacks on the Medicaid program, which provides essential health care to more than 1.3 million Coloradans.
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Bennet, Senate Democrats Criticize Administration for Stonewalling Veterans Suffering from Agent Orange

Following VA Report, Senators Join Veterans Service Organizations and Afflicted Veterans in Calling for the Expansion of Presumptive Conditions

Feb 12, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and over 40 of their Democratic colleagues in condemning the Trump Administration for stonewalling critical benefits to veterans suffering from health conditions associated with their exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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Bennet Statement on President’s Budget Proposal

Bennet Welcomes Investment in Arkansas Valley Conduit, Warns Deep Cuts to Critical Programs Will Hurt Coloradans

Feb 10, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in response to President Trump's budget proposal.
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