In Senate Floor Speech, Bennet Urges Long-Term Reforms to Fix America’s Broken Student Loan System and Drive Economic Opportunity for All

As President Biden Considers Student Debt Relief, Bennet Urges Him to Target Efforts to Low- and Medium- Income Households, Pursue Broader Reforms to Support Both College and High School Graduates

Jun 06, 2022

Today on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged long-term solutions to America’s broken student loan system and new pathways to drive economic opportunity for all, especially for Americans who do not attend college.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Colorado Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems

Indian Health Service Will Fund Seven Critical Colorado Projects for Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes This Year to Improve Water Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

Jun 03, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the Indian Health Service’s Sanitation Facilities Construction Program (SFCP) to fund seven critical projects for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes this year.

Bennet, Colleagues Request Full Funding for Water Source Protection Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

The USFS Program Provides Clean Drinking Water, Helps Prevent Pollution of Surface and Ground Water for Americans in Rural Communities

Jun 02, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led a group of his colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to fully fund the United States Forest Service (USFS) Water Source Protection Program (WSPP) for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lamborn, Crow Respond to the Government Accountability Office Report on U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

Jun 02, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) and U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn (R) and Jason Crow (D) released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s final report on the decision to move U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama.

Bennet, Crapo Lead Bipartisan Letter Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

The Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program Provides Counties and Local Governments with Critical Funding for Essential Services

Jun 01, 2022

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a bipartisan group of 30 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program for fiscal year (FY) 2023.

Bennet, Toomey Introduce Legislation to Provide for Public Safety Officers in Retirement

Senators’ Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Public Safety Officers to Access Their Savings Without Penalty When They Are Eligible to Retire

May 27, 2022

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced legislation to allow public safety officers, such as firefighters and police officers, to access their retirement savings penalty-free upon reaching their eligible retirement age.

Bennet, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Treasury, IRS to Swiftly Finalize Rule to Support Expansion of Affordable Housing

Lawmakers Ask Treasury and IRS To Ensure Average Income Test Final Rule Under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Is User-Friendly

May 26, 2022

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requesting swift finalization of the average income test rule under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate Senate Confirmation of Charlotte Sweeney to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Sweeney Makes History As First Openly LGBT Woman Confirmed to Federal Bench West of the Mississippi

May 25, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper released the following statements after the Senate confirmed Charlotte Sweeney to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado by a bipartisan vote of 48-46.

Bennet Calls for Swift End to Biden Administration Investigation Crippling Colorado’s Solar Industry

In Floor Speech, Bennet Highlights Cost of Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Investigation on Colorado’s Businesses, Workers, and Clean Energy Leadership

May 24, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called for a swift end to the Biden Administration’s job-killing investigation into solar energy components imported from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia, which is devastating the solar industry in Colorado and across the country.

Bennet Calls for Key Housing Affordability Investments in Line With His Housing Affordability Strategy Group’s Recommendations

Based on the Group’s Recommendations, Bennet Is Requesting Inclusion of Funding to Prevent Evictions & Boost Affordable Housing Supply in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

May 23, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is calling on the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations to increase funding for successful housing programs that help prevent evictions and boost the country’s housing supply in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill.

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

Press Releases

In Senate Floor Speech, Bennet Urges Long-Term Reforms to Fix America’s Broken Student Loan System and Drive Economic Opportunity for All

As President Biden Considers Student Debt Relief, Bennet Urges Him to Target Efforts to Low- and Medium- Income Households, Pursue Broader Reforms to Support Both College and High School Graduates

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Colorado Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems

Indian Health Service Will Fund Seven Critical Colorado Projects for Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes This Year to Improve Water Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

Bennet, Colleagues Request Full Funding for Water Source Protection Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

The USFS Program Provides Clean Drinking Water, Helps Prevent Pollution of Surface and Ground Water for Americans in Rural Communities

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lamborn, Crow Respond to the Government Accountability Office Report on U.S. Space Command Basing Decision

Bennet, Crapo Lead Bipartisan Letter Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

The Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program Provides Counties and Local Governments with Critical Funding for Essential Services

Bennet, Toomey Introduce Legislation to Provide for Public Safety Officers in Retirement

Senators’ Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Public Safety Officers to Access Their Savings Without Penalty When They Are Eligible to Retire

Bennet, Young Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Urging Treasury, IRS to Swiftly Finalize Rule to Support Expansion of Affordable Housing

Lawmakers Ask Treasury and IRS To Ensure Average Income Test Final Rule Under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Is User-Friendly

Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate Senate Confirmation of Charlotte Sweeney to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Sweeney Makes History As First Openly LGBT Woman Confirmed to Federal Bench West of the Mississippi

Bennet Calls for Swift End to Biden Administration Investigation Crippling Colorado’s Solar Industry

In Floor Speech, Bennet Highlights Cost of Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Investigation on Colorado’s Businesses, Workers, and Clean Energy Leadership

Bennet Calls for Key Housing Affordability Investments in Line With His Housing Affordability Strategy Group’s Recommendations

Based on the Group’s Recommendations, Bennet Is Requesting Inclusion of Funding to Prevent Evictions & Boost Affordable Housing Supply in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

As President Biden Considers Student Debt Relief, Bennet Urges Him to Target Efforts to Low- and Medium- Income Households, Pursue Broader Reforms to Support Both College and High School Graduates

Indian Health Service Will Fund Seven Critical Colorado Projects for Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes This Year to Improve Water Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

The USFS Program Provides Clean Drinking Water, Helps Prevent Pollution of Surface and Ground Water for Americans in Rural Communities

The Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program Provides Counties and Local Governments with Critical Funding for Essential Services

Senators’ Bipartisan Bill Would Allow Firefighters, Police Officers, and Other Public Safety Officers to Access Their Savings Without Penalty When They Are Eligible to Retire

Lawmakers Ask Treasury and IRS To Ensure Average Income Test Final Rule Under the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Is User-Friendly

Sweeney Makes History As First Openly LGBT Woman Confirmed to Federal Bench West of the Mississippi

In Floor Speech, Bennet Highlights Cost of Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Investigation on Colorado’s Businesses, Workers, and Clean Energy Leadership

Based on the Group’s Recommendations, Bennet Is Requesting Inclusion of Funding to Prevent Evictions & Boost Affordable Housing Supply in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill

Newsletter Signup Get the Latest Updates from Senator Michael Bennet