Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced over $5.2 million in funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for outdoor recreation projects in Colorado.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law, and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Rules Committee Chairwoman, and every other Senate Democrat to introduce the Freedom to Vote Act.

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the announcement from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, a charitable organization that connects homeless Coloradans to housing, healthcare, and critical vocational services, was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the announcement from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) that $38 million would be made available for infrastructure improvements at Colorado airports.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) released a proposed rule that includes oil and gas bonding reform for wells drilled on public lands:

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) alongside U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and James Risch (R-Idaho) reintroduced the Helping Unleash Benefits and Services (HUBS) for Veterans Act, bipartisan legislation to support local “network hubs” which streamline access to essential resources for veterans, service members, and their families.

This week, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would strike language added by U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) blocking funding for any U.S. Space Command military construction projects and freezing half of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s travel budget until a final basing decision on the permanent headquarters location of Space Command is made – an attempt to force a decision in Alabama’s favor.

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), alongside U.S. Representatives Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), introduced legislation to improve access to life-saving care for children with complex medical conditions.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing on the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act:

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) alongside U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) reintroduced legislation to dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in water infrastructure.