Press Releases

Bennet Announces Over $6 Million for Colorado Open Lands Rio Grande Project

Funding Awarded as a Part of the Bennet-authored Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Apr 27, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) will award over $6 million to the Colorado Open Lands Rio Grande Partnership to Preserve Agriculture and Restore Aquifer (PARA).
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NEW REPORT: Bennet Highlights Expanded Tax Credits’ Effect on Families, Workers in Rural Communities

Bennet-championed Expanded Child Tax Credit Will Benefit 93% of Kids Living in Rural Colorado

Apr 26, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which shows the disproportionately large effect the newly enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) will have on families and workers living in rural communities.
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Bennet, Cardin Push Biden Administration for Details on Global Vaccination Efforts

Senators Urge Administration to Reassert United States’ Role as Leader in Global Health By Distributing Excess COVID-19 Vaccines Abroad

Apr 23, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D) and Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D) urged the Biden Administration to outline its plans to distribute Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to the global community.
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What They’re Saying About Bennet’s Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

“[Bennet’s Bill Will] Help Ensure Vibrant Wildlife Habitat, Clean Air and Water, and a Thriving Outdoor Recreation Economy for Generations to Come”

Apr 22, 2021
This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act to create or sustain over two million jobs in the outdoors by investing in forest and watershed restoration.
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Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Growing Climate Solutions Act

Applaud Passage through Senate Agriculture Committee

Apr 22, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, and a bipartisan group of his colleagues reintroduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Add Amache National Historic Site to the National Park System

Bill Would Incorporate Amache, a Former Japanese American Incarceration Facility in Granada, Into the National Park System

Apr 21, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced legislation to establish the Amache National Historic Site, a former Japanese American incarceration facility outside of Granada, Colorado as part of the National Park System.
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