Bennet, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Tax Deduction To Include Early Childhood Educators

Legislation Will Ensure Educators of Young Children Are Eligible for the $250 Deduction K-12 Teachers Currently Receive

Dec 16, 2021

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.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome First Installments of Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Colorado Airports, Highways & Bridges

This Year, Airports Across Colorado Will Receive Over $86 Million While Highways & Bridge Projects Will Receive Over $716 Million

Dec 16, 2021

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.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits

Senators Urge Treasury, IRS to Revise Old Guidance That Permits Retirement Plans to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples

Dec 15, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and 41 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service Charles Rettig calling for the Biden Administration to revise current guidance that has led to members of the LGBTQIA+ community being denied pension survivor benefits after losing their life partner.

Bennet Celebrates Senate Passage of National Defense Authorization Act

Bennet Continues Working to Pass Critical Investments to Boost U.S. Security and Competitiveness in the Intelligence Authorization Act

Dec 15, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 88-11.

Bennet Calls For Child Tax Credit Extension In Build Back Better Budget

As December Payments Begin to Reach Households Tomorrow, Bennet Is Fighting to Pass Build Back Better This Month to Ensure Families Continue to Receive Their Monthly Payments Without Disruption In January

Dec 14, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) on the Senate floor calling for swift passage of a 1-year extension and permanent full refundability of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) through the Build Back Better budget.

Bennet, Phillips Celebrate House Passage of their Bill to Promote Ranked Choice Voting

Their Voter Choice Act Passed as Part of the Protecting Our Democracy Act

Dec 10, 2021

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) celebrated House passage of the Voter Choice Act as an amendment to the Protecting our Democracy Act, which passed the House 220-208. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) is also a co-sponsor of the Voter Choice Act.

Bennet, Collins, Pascrell, Katko, Newman Introduce Bicameral Firefighter Sprinkler Safety Measure

New Bipartisan Tax Credit Will Help Protect Firefighters and Older Residential Buildings

Dec 10, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), and Marie Newman (D-Ill.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help place more sprinklers in older high-rise residential buildings where fires are especially dangerous.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Colorado Judgeship Act to Add Three Judicial Seats to Colorado’s District Court

Responding to the District of Colorado’s Need for Additional Support, the Senators’ Legislation Would Add Seats to the Bench for the First Time Since 1984

Dec 08, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced the Colorado Judgeship Act to add three district judges to the District of Colorado.

Bennet Statement in Support of President Biden’s Diplomatic Boycott of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing

Dec 08, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, co-chair of the Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus, released the following statement in support of President Joe Biden’s diplomatic boycott of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

ICYMI: LOS ANGELES TIMES: “Democrats eye massive shift in war on wildfires: Prevention”

Bennet Discusses Urgent Need to Make Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

Dec 06, 2021

In case you missed it, the Los Angeles Times highlighted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s efforts to invest in America’s forests and reduce wildfire risk across the West in the Build Back Better Act.

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Bennet, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Tax Deduction To Include Early Childhood Educators

Legislation Will Ensure Educators of Young Children Are Eligible for the $250 Deduction K-12 Teachers Currently Receive

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome First Installments of Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Colorado Airports, Highways & Bridges

This Year, Airports Across Colorado Will Receive Over $86 Million While Highways & Bridge Projects Will Receive Over $716 Million

Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Murray, Wyden, and Colleagues in Call to Ensure All Eligible Same-Sex Couples Receive Pension Survivor Benefits

Senators Urge Treasury, IRS to Revise Old Guidance That Permits Retirement Plans to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples

Bennet Celebrates Senate Passage of National Defense Authorization Act

Bennet Continues Working to Pass Critical Investments to Boost U.S. Security and Competitiveness in the Intelligence Authorization Act

Bennet Calls For Child Tax Credit Extension In Build Back Better Budget

As December Payments Begin to Reach Households Tomorrow, Bennet Is Fighting to Pass Build Back Better This Month to Ensure Families Continue to Receive Their Monthly Payments Without Disruption In January

Bennet, Phillips Celebrate House Passage of their Bill to Promote Ranked Choice Voting

Their Voter Choice Act Passed as Part of the Protecting Our Democracy Act

Bennet, Collins, Pascrell, Katko, Newman Introduce Bicameral Firefighter Sprinkler Safety Measure

New Bipartisan Tax Credit Will Help Protect Firefighters and Older Residential Buildings

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Colorado Judgeship Act to Add Three Judicial Seats to Colorado’s District Court

Responding to the District of Colorado’s Need for Additional Support, the Senators’ Legislation Would Add Seats to the Bench for the First Time Since 1984

Bennet Statement in Support of President Biden’s Diplomatic Boycott of the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing

ICYMI: LOS ANGELES TIMES: “Democrats eye massive shift in war on wildfires: Prevention”

Bennet Discusses Urgent Need to Make Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

Legislation Will Ensure Educators of Young Children Are Eligible for the $250 Deduction K-12 Teachers Currently Receive

This Year, Airports Across Colorado Will Receive Over $86 Million While Highways & Bridge Projects Will Receive Over $716 Million

Senators Urge Treasury, IRS to Revise Old Guidance That Permits Retirement Plans to Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples

Bennet Continues Working to Pass Critical Investments to Boost U.S. Security and Competitiveness in the Intelligence Authorization Act

As December Payments Begin to Reach Households Tomorrow, Bennet Is Fighting to Pass Build Back Better This Month to Ensure Families Continue to Receive Their Monthly Payments Without Disruption In January

Their Voter Choice Act Passed as Part of the Protecting Our Democracy Act

New Bipartisan Tax Credit Will Help Protect Firefighters and Older Residential Buildings

Responding to the District of Colorado’s Need for Additional Support, the Senators’ Legislation Would Add Seats to the Bench for the First Time Since 1984

Bennet Discusses Urgent Need to Make Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

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