Press Releases

Bennet, Colleagues Raise Questions about Trump Administration’s Food Box Program

Ten Senators Ask USDA for More Transparency to Ensure Program is Working to Help Both Farmers and Families in Need

Jun 05, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, his Democratic Committee colleagues, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) requested information about the efficiency and effectiveness of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farmers to Families Food Box Program in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.
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Bennet, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Casey, and Brown Lead 16 Senators in Urging Defense Department to Refrain from Using U.S. Military to Suppress Nationwide Protests

Senators Express Strong Opposition to Use of Military to Impede the First Amendment Rights of Americans

Jun 03, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) with 16 of their colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley voicing grave concerns over President Donald Trump’s recent threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to nationwide protests calling for justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism.
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Bennet Joins Bicameral Call for Investing in Clean Energy Workforce in COVID-19 Economic Recovery Packages

Lawmakers’ Letter Comes As Nearly 600,000 Clean Energy Workers Have Experienced Job Loss As a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 03, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a bicameral group of his colleagues in a letter signed by 57 Members of Congress urging congressional leaders to prioritize a clean energy recovery plan in upcoming economic relief and recovery packages to deal with the impacts of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.
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Bennet: An Open Letter to my Fellow Coloradans

Jun 02, 2020
Today on Medium, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet authored an open letter to Coloradans, as protests continue in Colorado and across the country one week after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd.
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Bennet, Gardner, Brown, Colleagues Release GAO Report Revealing Shortfalls in Bureau of Prisons Drug Treatment Programs, Recommendations for Improved Management and Increased Access to Treatment

Senators Pushed GAO to Evaluate Current BOP Drug Treatment Programs, Including MAT Programs

Jun 02, 2020
Following a request submitted by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) along with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report revealing shortfalls in the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) drug treatment programs and recommendations for ways BOP can better manage and expand drug treatment programs offered to incarcerated individuals.
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