Press Releases

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Committee Vote to Hold Ocean Shipping Companies Accountable for Price-Gouging

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which Bennet and Hickenlooper and Co-Sponsor, Passed The Senate Commerce Committee On A Bipartisan Vote

Mar 22, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper applauded the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee’s vote to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, a bipartisan bill they each co-sponsor to ensure American producers can affordably export their products and address the supply chain backlog overwhelming U.S. ports.
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As Russian Threats Evolve, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Entire Colorado Delegation Urge President Biden to Consider National Security and Cost Implications In U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

Putin’s War in Ukraine and Violation of International Law Underscore the Urgency for America to Maintain Superiority in the Space Domain, Build on Space Mission Investments in Colorado

Mar 22, 2022
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D), Doug Lamborn (R), Diana DeGette (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Joe Neguse (D), Ken Buck (R), and Lauren Boebert (R) called on President Joe Biden to ensure the U.S. Space Command basing deci...
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Bennet Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort Urging Biden Administration to Help Reduce Home Energy Costs

Lawmakers Urge HHS To Study Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on U.S. Energy Prices, Examine Whether Additional LIHEAP Aid Would Help Offset Rising Costs for American Families

Mar 22, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and a group of bipartisan, bicameral lawmakers to urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take additional steps to reduce energy costs in the wake of Putin’s lawless war in Ukraine.
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Bennet Urges Biden Administration To Help States Boost Domestic Manufacturing and Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains

Senators Ask Treasury To Work With States To Use American Rescue Plan’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Funds To Help Lower Costs for Families

Mar 21, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and several of his colleagues urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the Biden Administration to work with states in using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to boost domestic manufacturing to strengthen U.S. supply chains, prevent delays and disruptions to Coloradans’ daily lives, and lower costs for Colorado families.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate President Biden Signing Into Law The Amache National Historic Site Act

Legislation Passed the Senate Last Month Following Bennet’s Push to Pass It By Unanimous Consent

Mar 18, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated President Joe Biden signing into law the Amache National Historic Site Act, their legislation to establish Amache, a former Japanese American incarceration facility outside of Granada, Colorado, as part of the National Park System.
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Bennet Welcomes USDA Appointments to the Colorado Farm Service Agency State Committee

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Appointed Todd Hagenbuch, Aquino Gallegos, Gary Frank, Tom Parks, and Jeni Lamb Rogers

Mar 18, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) appointment of Todd Hagenbuch, Aquino Gallegos, Gary Frank, Tom Parks, and Jeni Lamb Rogers to serve on the Colorado USDA FSA state committee.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Statement on VA Recommendations to Review Commission

Senators Previously Expressed Concern that the VA’s Recommendations Would Be Based on Outdated, Pre-Pandemic Data

Mar 17, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recommendations for the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission.
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