Bennet, King Build Support for BRIDGE Act to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Nationwide

BRIDGE Act Would Provide Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy Affordable, High-Speed Broadband

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) announced growing support for the Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act of 2020 to deploy affordable, “future-proof” broadband networks nationwide. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) announced his support of the legislation, alongside dozens of national and state-level elected officials and organizations.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge Internet Companies to Support Wider Internet Access During COVID-19

Senators Raise Concern With the Growing Digital Divide Affecting Students, Primarily Black, Hispanic, and Low-Income Students

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and several of his Democratic colleagues called on the seven largest internet service providers (ISPs) to do their part to limit the economic and social disruption caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help ensure that children are able to meaningfully participate in their education.

Bennet Joins Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC, HHS to Improve COVID-19 Data Collection and Management

Senators Urge Health Agencies to Utilize More Technologically Advanced Systems to Increase Accuracy and Efficiency in Tracking Coronavirus Infections and Potential Infectious Disease Outbreaks to Better Protect Communities

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bipartisan group of senators in calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve, automate, and modernize Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) data collection and management as communities across the country grapple with how to reopen as safely as possible.
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse and Jason Crow convened a group of public lands leaders, veterans, and local elected officials at the Divide Trail to advocate for inclusion of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act in the final FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is currently being negotiated in Congress.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge Administration to Clarify Why Farmers Were Denied Access to Critical Relief

Senators are Calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Fairly and Adequately Support Farmers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Administration to fairly and adequately support farmers in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).