Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed news that the CDC Foundation has revised eligibility requirements for prospective Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) contact tracers, so that applicants no longer need to possess a bachelor’s degree, expanding opportunities for good-paying jobs and public health careers to more Americans.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 23 Senate and House colleagues in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a petition that aims to upend long-standing states net metering programs by imposing federal jurisdiction.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the Strategic National Stockpile and strengthen the domestic manufacturing of supplies, like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to ensure the United States is better prepared for future public health emergencies.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D) and Doug Lamborn (R) led a bipartisan group of 125 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor calling on the administration to ensure National Guard personnel who are serving on the front lines of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response efforts across the nation receive the federal benefits they have earned.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced the Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act to support small meatpacking plants that are operating longer hours during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to keep our supply chain moving.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) wrote to Colorado Governor Jared Polis to update him on their work to make Colorado the permanent home of U.S. Space Command and asked for the Governor’s consideration to support military spouse licensure reciprocity, among other requests, in order to make the strongest case possible for Colorado’s selection for the permanent headquarters.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D) and Jason Crow (D) are requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) cover 100 percent of approved Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related costs incurred by the state of Colorado and its city, county, and municipal governments and two federally recognized tribes.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed $2.8 million in federal funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support broadband deployment in Northeast Colorado through the Connect America Fund Phase II (CAF II) auction.

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the bipartisan State Elections Preparedness Act, which would allow the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to waive a requirement that states provide a 20 percent match for the $400 million in election assistance grants included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act if circumstances related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic prevent them from providing this match.