Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 35 of his Senate colleagues are urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue critical flexibilities that have allowed students to access much-needed meals throughout the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) led a group of U.S. Senators in a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), calling for future Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response legislation to include modifications to repayment obligations and provide an opportunity for loan forgiveness for health care providers who’ve sought financial assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic through Medicare’s Accelerated and Advance Payments Program.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced new legislation to dramatically improve how rural communities can secure federal support to develop new projects and invest in their infrastructure.

Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced his opposition to the nomination of Dr. Judy Shelton to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. “Dr. Judy Shelton is the wrong person for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the middle of a historic economic crisis. Her extremist views on mo...

Today, following the unveiling of the Senate Republicans’ latest COVID-19 relief package, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 17 of his colleagues called on U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to include fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in the next Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief package.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 36 of his colleagues in a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) requesting that he support the funding amount and proposed funding flexibility for state and local governments that was included in the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES) Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, announced that four of his measures to strengthen national security and defense were included in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the Senate.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced 23 new cosponsors have signed on to their Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act for a total of 33 cosponsors.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded House passage of the Great American Outdoors Act, historic public lands legislation to permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million and begin to address the $19 billion public lands maintenance backlog.