Bennet Statement on Announcement that Child Tax Credit Will Be Distributed Monthly Starting July 15

May 17, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below after the Biden Administration announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin distributing the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which was signed into law in the American Rescue Plan, on a monthly basis starting on July 15.

Bennet, Brown, Booker, DeLauro, DelBene, Torres Statement on Importance of CTC Permanence

Apr 20, 2021

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), alongside U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), released the following statement on the importance of passing Child Tax Credit (CTC) permanence in Congress.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge SBA To Enact Important Improvement for SVOG Relaunch

Apr 20, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enact important improvements as the agency prepares to relaunch the Shuttered Venues Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Jumpstart Economic Recovery, Fund Six Months of Wages

Program Would Get Americans Experiencing Long-Term Joblessness Back to Work by Providing Dollar-For-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Mar 18, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced legislation to jumpstart economic recovery by immediately financing six months of wages and supportive services for eligible jobless workers.

ICYMI: Senate Passed Bennet’s Child Tax Credit Proposal in the American Rescue Plan to Support Families in Colorado, Cut Child Poverty Nearly in Half

“A Policy Revolution” “Seismic Impact”

Mar 10, 2021

This weekend, the U.S. Senate passed the American Rescue Plan, which included Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s proposal to expand the Child Tax Credit.

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Biden American Rescue Plan

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Feb 27, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following House passage of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion proposal to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and help Americans weather the economic fallout of the crisis.

Bennet, 37 Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15

Jan 26, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 37 Senate colleagues introduced legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025.

Bennet-Championed Child Tax Credit Included in Biden COVID-19 Relief Proposal

Jan 14, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below on the inclusion of a child benefit based on his American Family Act in President-elect Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) proposal, which was released today.

Bennet Applauds CDOT’s Efforts to Put Federal Relief Funding to Work for Coloradans

Jan 13, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)’s plan to use $134 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package passed by Congress and signed into law in December for transportation priorities.

Bennet Builds Support for Outdoor Restoration Force Act

Proposal Would Create Millions of Jobs by Scaling Up Forest and Watershed Restoration Efforts

Dec 23, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced building support for his Outdoor Restoration Force Act, new legislation to create jobs by investing in our natural infrastructure -- our public lands and water -- through collaborative forest health, wildlife habitat, and watershed restoration projects across the West.

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Press Releases

Bennet Statement on Announcement that Child Tax Credit Will Be Distributed Monthly Starting July 15

Bennet, Brown, Booker, DeLauro, DelBene, Torres Statement on Importance of CTC Permanence

Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge SBA To Enact Important Improvement for SVOG Relaunch

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Jumpstart Economic Recovery, Fund Six Months of Wages

Program Would Get Americans Experiencing Long-Term Joblessness Back to Work by Providing Dollar-For-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

ICYMI: Senate Passed Bennet’s Child Tax Credit Proposal in the American Rescue Plan to Support Families in Colorado, Cut Child Poverty Nearly in Half

“A Policy Revolution” “Seismic Impact”

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Biden American Rescue Plan

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Bennet, 37 Senate Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage to $15

Bennet-Championed Child Tax Credit Included in Biden COVID-19 Relief Proposal

Bennet Applauds CDOT’s Efforts to Put Federal Relief Funding to Work for Coloradans

Bennet Builds Support for Outdoor Restoration Force Act

Proposal Would Create Millions of Jobs by Scaling Up Forest and Watershed Restoration Efforts

Program Would Get Americans Experiencing Long-Term Joblessness Back to Work by Providing Dollar-For-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

“A Policy Revolution” “Seismic Impact”

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Proposal Would Create Millions of Jobs by Scaling Up Forest and Watershed Restoration Efforts

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