Bennet Co-Sponsors Legislation to Support Wildland Firefighters during COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 01, 2020

This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet co-sponsored the COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act, legislation to protect and support wildland firefighters during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by providing universal testing and Workers’ Compensation for firefighters who contract the virus.

Bennet Calls on Congress to Extend Expanded Unemployment Benefits

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Jul 01, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged Congress to extend expanded unemployment benefits to support American families as the public health and economic crisis continues.

Bennet, Wicker, Stabenow, Colleagues Introduce LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Jul 01, 2020

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.), introduced the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act.

Bennet, Wyden, Baldwin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Support Economic Recovery, Finance Six Months of Wages

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Jun 30, 2020

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

Bennet, Colleagues Criticize Trump EPA’s Failure to Listen to Experts and Protect Americans from Harmful Pollution

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Jun 30, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 13 Senate Democrats pushed back against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s decision to ignore public health experts and insufficiently protect Americans from particulate matter (PM).

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Bridge Digital Divide by Deploying Affordable, High-Speed Broadband Nationwide

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Jun 30, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act of 2020 to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband networks nationwide.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

Jun 29, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 26 Senate Democrats introduced the Emergency Broadband Connections Act to ensure that millions of Americans can access essential broadband connections in the middle of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Express Concern over Amtrak Job Cuts, Reduced Hours of Service

Bennet, Colleagues Express Opposition to Reducing National Network Long-Distance Train Services to Three Days Per Week

Jun 29, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of bipartisan colleagues in a letter to the President of Amtrak, William Flynn, opposing their plans to terminate one out of every five employees – putting thousands out of work — and reducing the hours of operation of the National Network long distance trains, including the Southwest Chief.

Bennet, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Military’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Jun 26, 2020

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced the Artificial Intelligence Standards and National Security Act, standalone legislation to strengthen artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and take steps toward developing an AI strategy for standards setting at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Bennet, Gardner Welcome Nomination of Aurora and Colorado Springs to Compete to be Permanent Home for U.S. Space Command

Jun 26, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) welcomed Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ endorsement of the self-nomination of both the Aurora and Colorado Springs communities to compete to be the permanent home for U.S. Space Command.

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Bennet Co-Sponsors Legislation to Support Wildland Firefighters during COVID-19 Pandemic

Bennet Calls on Congress to Extend Expanded Unemployment Benefits

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Bennet, Wicker, Stabenow, Colleagues Introduce LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Bennet, Wyden, Baldwin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Support Economic Recovery, Finance Six Months of Wages

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Bennet, Colleagues Criticize Trump EPA’s Failure to Listen to Experts and Protect Americans from Harmful Pollution

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Bridge Digital Divide by Deploying Affordable, High-Speed Broadband Nationwide

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Express Concern over Amtrak Job Cuts, Reduced Hours of Service

Bennet, Colleagues Express Opposition to Reducing National Network Long-Distance Train Services to Three Days Per Week

Bennet, Portman Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Military’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy

Bennet, Gardner Welcome Nomination of Aurora and Colorado Springs to Compete to be Permanent Home for U.S. Space Command

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

Bennet, Colleagues Express Opposition to Reducing National Network Long-Distance Train Services to Three Days Per Week

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