Press Releases

Bennet Reintroduces Legislation to Clean Up Orphaned Wells, Improve Lease Sales, and Strengthen Standards on Public Lands

Two Bills Would Expand Opportunities for Public Input, Modernize Bonding Standards, Cut Powerful Methane Pollution, and Create Jobs

Jun 22, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced legislation to clean up abandoned, or orphaned, oil and gas wells while strengthening bonding requirements and expanding opportunities for local input in lease sales on public lands.
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Rapidly Boost American Solar Manufacturing

Legislation Will Create New Tax Credits to Rapidly Boost American Solar Manufacturing, Accelerate the Transition to Clean Energy, & Support American Energy Independence

Jun 22, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act to rapidly boost American solar manufacturing, accelerate the transition to clean energy, and support American energy independence.
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Bennet Statement on the For the People Act

Bennet Spoke on the Senate Floor Earlier Today in Support of this Legislation to Expand Access to the Ballot

Jun 22, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked the For the People Act — a comprehensive reform package to protect our democracy, tackle special interest corruption, and make government work for the American people — from moving forward.
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Bennet Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold the Affordable Care Act

Jun 17, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court announced their decision in California v. Texas to dismiss a lawsuit backed by former President Donald Trump seeking to overturn the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) which protects over two million Coloradans with pre-existing conditions.
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Bennet, Young, Doyle, Ferguson Introduce PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Would Support Development of Innovative Antibiotics to Treat Resistant Infections and Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use

Jun 16, 2021
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Representatives Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) and Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) reintroduced the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Up surging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act to encourage innovative drug development targeting the most threatening infections, improve the appropriate use of antibiotics, and ensure domestic availability when needed.
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