In the face of surging Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra seeking information on the agency’s steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among nursing home residents and workers.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Marshall Fire after taking an aerial and ground tour of affected Colorado communities.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid died at the age of 82.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.), U.S. Representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and a group of their colleagues in a bicameral letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the ongoing energy crisis and its effect on families served by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Colorado will receive up to $2.4 million in funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at the Department of Health and Human Services to implement 9-8-8 as the new, easy-to-remember National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

In an op-ed in the Colorado Sun, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet reiterated his support for reforming U.S. Senate rules to end the filibuster, restore the Senate, and protect democracy.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Katy Tur on MSNBC to discuss the urgent need to pass voting rights, extend the Child Tax Credit expansion, and save this democracy.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act to strengthen the civil right for people with disabilities, who need long-term services and supports, to receive care in the setting of their choice.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and Susan Collins (R-Maine), a member of the U.S. Senate Education Committee, introduced the bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act to allow early childhood educators to claim the existing above-the-line $250 tax deduction for K-12 teachers.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed over $86 million in funding for Colorado airports and over $716 million for highway and bridge projects for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that President Joe Biden signed into law last month.