Bennet, Hickenlooper Reiterate Concerns About Ongoing Space Command Basing Process to Air Force Secretary Kendall

Senators Urge Kendall to Consider Critical National Security and Cost Factors Prior to Final Basing Decision

Sep 27, 2022

Today, in a letter to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper reiterated the need for the Air Force to consider critical national security and cost factors prior to a final basing decision for the permanent headquarters of U.S. Space Command.

Bennet, Neguse Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Long-term, Permanent Solutions to Western Drought

Members Ask Bureau of Reclamation to Fund Efforts That Provide Meaningful Reductions in Water Use from the Colorado River with the $4 Billion Bennet Secured in the Inflation Reduction Act

Sep 22, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, New Mexico U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich, Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Ed Perlmutter, and New Mexico U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury and Teresa Leger Fernández wrote to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) urging it to prioritize funding for long-term, permanent solutions to the drought crisis in the Colorado River Basin as it allocates the $4 billion in new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act for Western drought.

Bennet, Cardin, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Sep 22, 2022

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push Pentagon to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations

El Paso County’s Widefield aquifer is one of the areas affected by PFAS contamination

Sep 21, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of senators to urge the Department of Defense (DOD) and the White House to increase funding for the testing and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to improve PFAS-related planning.

Bennet Statement on Bipartisan Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

United States Joins 137 Nations Ratifying Agreement to Phase Down Harmful Greenhouse Gases, Securing International Markets for American Manufacturers

Sep 21, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the bipartisan ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, the international agreement to replace products harming the ozone layer.

Bennet Statement on the 21st Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

Sep 10, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States of America.

Bennet Encourages Coloradans to Submit Public Comment to Air Force on Space Command HQ

Draft Environmental Assessment Finds No Significant Environmental Impact at Peterson Space Force Base

Jul 14, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today encouraged Coloradans to submit public comments to the U.S. Air Force on the proposed move of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.

Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Intelligence Authorization Act

Bennet-led Provisions Would Establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis, Close Gaps in U.S. Intelligence Capabilities

Jun 23, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, secured key provisions in the bipartisan Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which passed out of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday unanimously 16-0.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lamborn, Crow Respond to the Government Accountability Office Report on U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

Jun 02, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) and U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn (R) and Jason Crow (D) released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s final report on the decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

Bennet Statement on Senate Passage of Ukraine Aid Package

Legislation to Send $40 Billion in Aid to the Ukrainian People Now Heads to the President’s Desk

May 19, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed legislation 86-11 to provide $40 billion in aid for Ukraine.

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Press Releases

Bennet, Hickenlooper Reiterate Concerns About Ongoing Space Command Basing Process to Air Force Secretary Kendall

Senators Urge Kendall to Consider Critical National Security and Cost Factors Prior to Final Basing Decision

Bennet, Neguse Lead Bicameral Letter Urging Long-term, Permanent Solutions to Western Drought

Members Ask Bureau of Reclamation to Fund Efforts That Provide Meaningful Reductions in Water Use from the Colorado River with the $4 Billion Bennet Secured in the Inflation Reduction Act

Bennet, Cardin, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push Pentagon to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations

El Paso County’s Widefield aquifer is one of the areas affected by PFAS contamination

Bennet Statement on Bipartisan Ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol

United States Joins 137 Nations Ratifying Agreement to Phase Down Harmful Greenhouse Gases, Securing International Markets for American Manufacturers

Bennet Statement on the 21st Anniversary of the September 11th Attacks

Bennet Encourages Coloradans to Submit Public Comment to Air Force on Space Command HQ

Draft Environmental Assessment Finds No Significant Environmental Impact at Peterson Space Force Base

Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Intelligence Authorization Act

Bennet-led Provisions Would Establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis, Close Gaps in U.S. Intelligence Capabilities

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lamborn, Crow Respond to the Government Accountability Office Report on U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

Bennet Statement on Senate Passage of Ukraine Aid Package

Legislation to Send $40 Billion in Aid to the Ukrainian People Now Heads to the President’s Desk

Senators Urge Kendall to Consider Critical National Security and Cost Factors Prior to Final Basing Decision

Members Ask Bureau of Reclamation to Fund Efforts That Provide Meaningful Reductions in Water Use from the Colorado River with the $4 Billion Bennet Secured in the Inflation Reduction Act

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

El Paso County’s Widefield aquifer is one of the areas affected by PFAS contamination

United States Joins 137 Nations Ratifying Agreement to Phase Down Harmful Greenhouse Gases, Securing International Markets for American Manufacturers

Draft Environmental Assessment Finds No Significant Environmental Impact at Peterson Space Force Base

Bennet-led Provisions Would Establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis, Close Gaps in U.S. Intelligence Capabilities

Legislation to Send $40 Billion in Aid to the Ukrainian People Now Heads to the President’s Desk

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