Press Releases

Bennet, King, Portman, Manchin Urge Biden Administration to Create Modern, Unified Federal Broadband Standard

In Bipartisan Letter, Senators Call on Administration to Learn from Pandemic and Establish Consistent, 21st Century Definition of High-Speed Broadband

Mar 04, 2021
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) wrote to the Biden Administration urging it to update federal standards for high-speed broadband to reflect modern uses and align those standards across the government.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Request Senate Hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Letter Follows House Passage of CORE Act

Mar 03, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) formally requesting the committee hold a hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, their legislation to protect over 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado and grow the economy.
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Bennet Applauds House Passage of Biden American Rescue Plan

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Feb 27, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following House passage of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion proposal to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and help Americans weather the economic fallout of the crisis.
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support State Medicaid Programs During an Economic Crisis

Bill Would Increase Medicaid Funding for Americans Experiencing Unemployment Due to COVID-19

Feb 26, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues are introducing the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act. This legislation would respond to the increased need for health care during this public health and economic crisis by creating a quicker and more responsive process for supporting state Medicaid programs.
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program

The Funding Provides Certainty for Rural Schools, Critical County Services in 43 Colorado Counties

Feb 26, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeffrey Merkley (D-Ore.), and other colleagues, introduced legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through September 2022.
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