Bennet Calls on Senate Leadership to Answer Colorado County Clerks’ Urgent Request for Increased Election Security Funding

Following Letter From Colorado County Clerks Association, Bennet Calls on Senate Leaders to Act

Nov 20, 2019

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet shared with Senate Leadership a letter he received from the Colorado County Clerks Association (CCCA) calling for increased federal funding for election security.

Senate Committee Passes Bennet, Gardner Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry

Nov 19, 2019

Bipartisan legislation introduced by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner unanimously passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee today and will now be considered by the full Senate.

Bennet, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Ahead of 2020

State and Local Officials Require Significant Resources to Improve Election Security and Modernize Election Infrastructure

Nov 18, 2019

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, and 37 of their colleagues sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, urging an increase in funding for election security grants and the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

Bennet Announces New Legislation to Expand Opportunities for Student Apprenticeship Programs

Student Apprenticeship Act Will Help Bridge Higher Education and Labor to Better Support Student Apprenticeships

Nov 15, 2019

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he will soon introduce the Student Apprenticeship Act, new legislation to close the gap between higher education and labor by modernizing workforce training and accelerating the growth of registered apprenticeship programs nationwide.

Senate Passes Bennet, Gardner Resolution Commemorating Colorado Farm Bureau’s 100th Anniversary

Nov 14, 2019

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution authored by Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Colorado Farm Bureau Federation and celebrating the long history of the Farm Bureau representing the farmers and ranchers of Colorado.

Bennet, Romney Request Review of USDA’s Emergency Watershed Protection Program

Senators Seek to Improve Program, Better Serve Communities Recovering from Wildfires

Nov 13, 2019

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources, and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP).

Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Supreme Court on DACA

Nov 12, 2019

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments over whether the Trump Administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was legal.

Bennet and Gardner’s Public Lands Renewable Energy Legislation Receives Committee Hearing

Nov 08, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner’s legislation to incentivize responsible renewable energy development on public lands and allow local communities to reap the economic benefits received a hearing today in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Bennet Joins Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education

Mandatory Federal Funding Expired on September 30 with No Senate Vote

Nov 07, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and a group of their colleagues in a new push to pass funding for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and other minority serving-institutions (MSIs).

Bennet Announces $18 Million Infrastructure Grant for El Paso Military Installations

Bennet Helped to Secure Funding for Project to Connect Regional Military Installations

Nov 06, 2019

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed an announcement that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will receive an $18.35 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for a project aimed at helping connect El Paso County regional military installations.

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Bennet Calls on Senate Leadership to Answer Colorado County Clerks’ Urgent Request for Increased Election Security Funding

Following Letter From Colorado County Clerks Association, Bennet Calls on Senate Leaders to Act

Senate Committee Passes Bennet, Gardner Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry

Bennet, Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Increase in Funding for Election Security Ahead of 2020

State and Local Officials Require Significant Resources to Improve Election Security and Modernize Election Infrastructure

Bennet Announces New Legislation to Expand Opportunities for Student Apprenticeship Programs

Student Apprenticeship Act Will Help Bridge Higher Education and Labor to Better Support Student Apprenticeships

Senate Passes Bennet, Gardner Resolution Commemorating Colorado Farm Bureau’s 100th Anniversary

Bennet, Romney Request Review of USDA’s Emergency Watershed Protection Program

Senators Seek to Improve Program, Better Serve Communities Recovering from Wildfires

Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Supreme Court on DACA

Bennet and Gardner’s Public Lands Renewable Energy Legislation Receives Committee Hearing

Bennet Joins Colleagues in New Push to Renew Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education

Mandatory Federal Funding Expired on September 30 with No Senate Vote

Bennet Announces $18 Million Infrastructure Grant for El Paso Military Installations

Bennet Helped to Secure Funding for Project to Connect Regional Military Installations

Following Letter From Colorado County Clerks Association, Bennet Calls on Senate Leaders to Act

State and Local Officials Require Significant Resources to Improve Election Security and Modernize Election Infrastructure

Student Apprenticeship Act Will Help Bridge Higher Education and Labor to Better Support Student Apprenticeships

Senators Seek to Improve Program, Better Serve Communities Recovering from Wildfires

Mandatory Federal Funding Expired on September 30 with No Senate Vote

Bennet Helped to Secure Funding for Project to Connect Regional Military Installations

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