Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging swift approval of Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s request to designate Colorado’s wildfires as a Major Disaster to bring in needed recovery funds for the state.

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.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Outdoor Restoration Force Act to create or sustain over two million jobs in the outdoors through forest and watershed restoration. Public land and water constitute the natural infrastructure that sustains our economy in the West.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), and their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives in requesting House and Senate leadership include funding for wildfire risk mitigation and recovery efforts in the next Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in two separate requests to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations for federal funding to support wildfire recovery efforts in the West.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Jason Crow (D), and Diana DeGette (D) wrote a letter to Secretary of Interior David Bernhardt and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting several reforms to improve pay, job stability, and benefits for federal wildfire personnel.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $6 million to Yampa Valley Electric Association (YVEA) to expand broadband service in Northwest Colorado.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D), U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D), and U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R) sent a letter to the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to request that they work with the State of Colorado and local governments to address the threat posed by multiple fires to the region’s watersheds and water supply.

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.

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) designating September 29, 2020 as National Urban Wildlife Refuge Day.