Press Releases

Bennet, Colleagues Ask National Guard for Wildfire Readiness Assessment

Senators Praise Guard Response to 2020 Wildfires, Say Assessment Will Help Ensure Guard Has the Firefighting Resources it Needs

Oct 22, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues in asking the National Guard for a report on its readiness to help states prepare, fight, and recover from wildfires.
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Bennet Celebrates Bipartisan Efforts to Bring Clean Drinking Water to the Lower Arkansas Valley

Senator Pledges to Fight for Necessary Federal Funding for Completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit

Oct 03, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will celebrate the bipartisan efforts to bring clean drinking water to the lower Arkansas Valley at a groundbreaking ceremony at the Pueblo Dam hosted by U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt and Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Commissioner Brenda Burman.
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Bennet, Western Democrats Ask Trump to Further Mobilize the Federal Response to Unprecedented Wildfires

Senators Ask Trump to Increase Fire Personnel and Equipment to Build Out Wildfire Response Capacity, Ensure Timely FEMA Assistance to All Impacted Communities, and Reduce Financial Burden on States and Tribes

Sep 28, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of Western Democratic senators sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking him to provide additional federal assistance to improve the response to wildfires and assist the states, Tribes, and communities grappling with fires and their aftermath.
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Bennet Announces USDA Rural Development Grant, Loan for Estes Park

Funding Will Improve and Expand Glacier Creek Water Treatment Plant

Sep 24, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has approved a $2,369,000 grant and a $7,675,000 loan for the Town of Estes Park, Colorado to improve and expand the Glacier Creek Water Treatment Plant (GCWTP).
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Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief

Senators are Calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Fairly and Adequately Support Farmers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Sep 04, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Administration to fairly and adequately support farmers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
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Bennet, Gardner, Tipton Urge Federal Government to Assist Glenwood Springs with Wildfire Recovery

Sep 02, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and Colorado U.S. Representative Scott Tipton (R) are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to approve the City of Glenwood Springs’ request for greater financial assistance with the recovery from the Grizzly Creek Fire under the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program.
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Bennet, Gardner, Neguse, Tipton Urge Expedited Funding to Mitigate and Recover from Colorado Wildfires

Sep 01, 2020
Amidst a devastating wildfire season in Colorado, including the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded history, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today led U.S. Senator Cory Gardner and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse and Scott Tipton in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to quickly approve Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) funding to mitigate and recover from wildfire damage.
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