Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 20 of his Senate colleagues urged the Trump Administration to ensure transit agencies can acquire personal protective equipment (PPE) for their frontline workers during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of senators in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider the needs of rural hospitals and providers with a higher share of Medicaid and Medicare patients as HHS distributes the $100 billion health care funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and members of the Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, requesting increased transparency on personal protective equipment (PPE) shipments and the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) supply chain management process.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet held a telephone town hall where he provided Coloradans with an update on the federal response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and answered questions from participants

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded over $24 million to 20 community health centers across Colorado. Bennet pushed for the community health center funding to be included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 36 of his Democratic colleagues pressed the Trump Administration to take additional action to ensure workers receive unemployment insurance as quickly as possible.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia requesting urgent and comprehensive guidance for implementation of unemployment insurance programs related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined fellow Colorado U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and several of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Secretary Alex M. Azar II and Administrator Seema Verma encouraging both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop ways to ensure beneficiaries are able to access necessary medications at home without risking exposure to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or overburdening our healthcare workers as we continue to battle this pandemic.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately provide hospitals, nursing homes, community health centers, and other essential providers financial support to address to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to include dedicated funding to help small broadband providers sustain internet services and upgrades for students and low-income families in any future legislation in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.