Bennet, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Clarify Authority to Investigate Bias in AI-Driven Hiring Technologies

Dec 08, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led nine Senate colleagues in requesting clarification from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Janet Dhillon regarding the Commission’s authority to investigate bias in Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven hiring technologies.

Legislation from Bennet, Gardner Establishing the Every Word We Utter Monument Heading to President’s Desk

Once Signed into Law, Bill Would Authorize Installation of the Every Word We Utter Sculpture in Washington, D.C. to Honor the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Dec 03, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner announced that bipartisan legislation they led to install the Every Word We Utter sculpture as a monument in Washington, D.C. passed the Senate.

Colorado Congressional Delegation Celebrates Lighting of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

55-foot-tall Engelmann Spruce Traveled from Colorado’s Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests to Nation’s Capital

Dec 02, 2020

Today, the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation released a joint statement celebrating this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, which traveled from Western Colorado to Washington, D.C. in November, ahead of the lighting ceremony in our nation’s capital.

Bennet Pays Tribute to Senator Lamar Alexander, Urges Colleagues to Follow His Bipartisan Example

In Remarks on the Senate Floor, Bennet Calls on Colleagues to Honor the Retiring Senator by Making the Senate Work

Dec 02, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet spoke on the Senate floor paying tribute to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who is retiring at the end of the 116th Congress after 18 years in the Senate and over 40 years in public service.

Colorado Congressional Delegation Continues to Press Trump to Extend and Expand Funding to Support Colorado National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts

Lawmakers Push Administration to Authorize Funding for Colorado National Guard to Support Future Vaccination Efforts

Dec 02, 2020

Today, the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a third letter to President Donald Trump asking for extended and expanded federal funding for the Colorado National Guard (CONG) to support their efforts in the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Bennet, Wyden, Schumer, Brown, Reed Introduce Legislation to Avert Looming Financial Disaster for Millions of Unemployed Workers

American Worker Holiday Relief Act Would Reinstate $600 Boost, Prevent Expiration of Additional Weeks of Federal Benefits, Program for Gig And Freelance Workers

Dec 01, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the American Worker Holiday Relief Act to avert looming financial disaster for millions of workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

Bennet Urges Investigation of Allegations of Abuse, Halt to Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

Nov 23, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent two letters to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State (DoS) calling for an investigation into allegations of egregious abuses against Cameroonian asylum seekers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities and to end deportation of these individuals.

Bennet, Colleagues Call on GSA Administrator to End Unprecedented Delay & Provide Critical Transition Resources to President-Elect Biden

Delay in Providing Resources to Biden Transition Creates Unacceptable Risks to Pandemic Response, National Security

Nov 20, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his Senate colleagues in calling on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy to end her unprecedented delay to immediately ascertain Vice President Joe Biden as President-elect and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect and make available the transition resources that are provided by law.

Bennet, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections

Recent Executive Order Would Create Further Chaos in the Federal Government During Pandemic, Presidential Transition

Nov 19, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and 39 Senate colleagues introduced legislation that would block the implementation of President Donald Trump’s October 21 executive order that created a new classification for federal employees, Schedule F.

Bennet Announces Colorado Springs as Finalist for U.S. Space Command Permanent Headquarters

Nov 19, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that Colorado Springs is among the U.S. Air Force’s finalists for the U.S. Space Command headquarters permanent basing decision.

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Bennet, Colleagues Call on EEOC to Clarify Authority to Investigate Bias in AI-Driven Hiring Technologies

Legislation from Bennet, Gardner Establishing the Every Word We Utter Monument Heading to President’s Desk

Once Signed into Law, Bill Would Authorize Installation of the Every Word We Utter Sculpture in Washington, D.C. to Honor the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Colorado Congressional Delegation Celebrates Lighting of U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree

55-foot-tall Engelmann Spruce Traveled from Colorado’s Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests to Nation’s Capital

Bennet Pays Tribute to Senator Lamar Alexander, Urges Colleagues to Follow His Bipartisan Example

In Remarks on the Senate Floor, Bennet Calls on Colleagues to Honor the Retiring Senator by Making the Senate Work

Colorado Congressional Delegation Continues to Press Trump to Extend and Expand Funding to Support Colorado National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts

Lawmakers Push Administration to Authorize Funding for Colorado National Guard to Support Future Vaccination Efforts

Bennet, Wyden, Schumer, Brown, Reed Introduce Legislation to Avert Looming Financial Disaster for Millions of Unemployed Workers

American Worker Holiday Relief Act Would Reinstate $600 Boost, Prevent Expiration of Additional Weeks of Federal Benefits, Program for Gig And Freelance Workers

Bennet Urges Investigation of Allegations of Abuse, Halt to Deportations of Cameroonian Asylum Seekers

Bennet, Colleagues Call on GSA Administrator to End Unprecedented Delay & Provide Critical Transition Resources to President-Elect Biden

Delay in Providing Resources to Biden Transition Creates Unacceptable Risks to Pandemic Response, National Security

Bennet, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections

Recent Executive Order Would Create Further Chaos in the Federal Government During Pandemic, Presidential Transition

Bennet Announces Colorado Springs as Finalist for U.S. Space Command Permanent Headquarters

Once Signed into Law, Bill Would Authorize Installation of the Every Word We Utter Sculpture in Washington, D.C. to Honor the Women’s Suffrage Movement

55-foot-tall Engelmann Spruce Traveled from Colorado’s Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests to Nation’s Capital

In Remarks on the Senate Floor, Bennet Calls on Colleagues to Honor the Retiring Senator by Making the Senate Work

Lawmakers Push Administration to Authorize Funding for Colorado National Guard to Support Future Vaccination Efforts

American Worker Holiday Relief Act Would Reinstate $600 Boost, Prevent Expiration of Additional Weeks of Federal Benefits, Program for Gig And Freelance Workers

Delay in Providing Resources to Biden Transition Creates Unacceptable Risks to Pandemic Response, National Security

Recent Executive Order Would Create Further Chaos in the Federal Government During Pandemic, Presidential Transition

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