Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) to fully fund and implement fire recovery efforts ahead of spring snowmelt runoff and seasonal rains, which may cause further flooding and damage to Colorado watersheds – putting lives, homes, and critical infrastructure at risk.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called for an extension of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) to help families cover rising costs in a speech on the Senate floor.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet will join President Joe Biden and Former President Barack Obama at the White House as President Biden signs an executive order to strengthen access to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid by fixing the “family glitch” in the ACA.

Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined John King on CNN to discuss his bipartisan Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds (RELIEF) for Ukraine Act, legislation he introduced with U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to direct any funds resulting from the disposal of seized Russian assets to support Ukrainian refugees and reconstruction.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper applauded U.S. Senate passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, legislation they both co-sponsor to help fix supply chain issues and ease shipping backlogs.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 50 of their colleagues to introduce the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act.

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced the Restorative Practices In Schools Act, legislation to help schools and districts build safe, inclusive learning environments and to encourage the use of restorative practices in place of overly harsh punitive discipline policies, like “zero-tolerance,” which often results in disproportionate punishment for minor infractions.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed an announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) that an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas would be made available for the second half of fiscal year 2022.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed news from the Department of Energy (DOE) that over $50 million will be available for Colorado through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded $350 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Adams and Denver Counties for flood risk reduction and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects along the South Platte River.