Bennet, Baldwin, Colleagues Call on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage

The Red Cross Declared Its First-Ever National Blood Supply Shortage, Posing A Risk to Patients

Jan 18, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and a group of their colleagues in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock urging them to act on the most up to date science and update their discriminatory blood donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men (MSM).

Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud First Round of Largest Federal Investment Ever in Colorado Bridges Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Colorado Will Receive $225 Million Over the Next Five Years to Fix an Estimated 481 Bridges Across the State

Jan 14, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced that Colorado is receiving the first portion of $225 million in funding to fix hundreds of bridges in poor condition.

Bennet, Crow, Schiff Meet with Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Leadership in Colorado, Highlight Colorado’s Extensive Role in Space Operations

As the Nexus of National Security Space Operations, Colorado is the Most Strategic Home for U.S. Space Command Headquarters

Jan 14, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow (D-Colo.), a member of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), chairman of the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, toured Buckley Space Force Base and met with leadership across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) to discuss DoD and IC elements in Colorado key to U.S. space missions.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Menendez, Colleagues in Introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act As the Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms

Senators Propose Comprehensive Sanctions Package to Deter Russia

Jan 13, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and 23 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act of 2022.

Bennet Joins Menendez, Colleagues in Calling for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Jan 11, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and 31 of their Senate Democratic colleagues to formally request that the Biden Administration grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) re-designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua as well as a new TPS designation for Guatemala.

Bennet’s Housing Affordability Strategy Group Releases Policy Framework to Address Colorado’s Housing Crisis

Group Presented Four Major Recommendations to Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper During Yesterday’s Roundtable

Jan 11, 2022

Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper met with a group of Colorado leaders to discuss a strategy to address Colorado’s ongoing housing affordability crisis.

Bennet Announces USCIS To Waive Fees for Coloradans Replacing Essential Documents Lost in Marshall Fire

Jan 10, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will waive fees associated with re-issuing documents, such as visas and green cards, lost in the Marshall Fire.

Bennet Statement on Colorado U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter’s Plans to Retire from Congress

Jan 10, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below after Colorado U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter announced he will not seek reelection.

Bennet Announces A Record $125.6 Million to Help Colorado Families Cover Energy Costs This Winter

Thanks to Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Colorado Will Receive Nearly Double Its Typical Allocation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Jan 07, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Colorado will receive a record $125.6 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to help Colorado families cover energy bills this winter.

ICYMI: Bennet Pens Op-Ed One Year After the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Bennet: “A year after Jan. 6, we should ask what we owe generations of Americans that have fought to make this country live up to our founding creed?”

Jan 06, 2022

In case you missed it, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet penned an op-ed today in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel one year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol and the attempt to block the certification of the 2020 election.

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Press Releases

Bennet, Baldwin, Colleagues Call on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage

The Red Cross Declared Its First-Ever National Blood Supply Shortage, Posing A Risk to Patients

Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud First Round of Largest Federal Investment Ever in Colorado Bridges Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Colorado Will Receive $225 Million Over the Next Five Years to Fix an Estimated 481 Bridges Across the State

Bennet, Crow, Schiff Meet with Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Leadership in Colorado, Highlight Colorado’s Extensive Role in Space Operations

As the Nexus of National Security Space Operations, Colorado is the Most Strategic Home for U.S. Space Command Headquarters

Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Menendez, Colleagues in Introducing the Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act As the Threat of Russian Invasion of Ukraine Looms

Senators Propose Comprehensive Sanctions Package to Deter Russia

Bennet Joins Menendez, Colleagues in Calling for TPS Designations for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

Bennet’s Housing Affordability Strategy Group Releases Policy Framework to Address Colorado’s Housing Crisis

Group Presented Four Major Recommendations to Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper During Yesterday’s Roundtable

Bennet Announces USCIS To Waive Fees for Coloradans Replacing Essential Documents Lost in Marshall Fire

Bennet Statement on Colorado U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter’s Plans to Retire from Congress

Bennet Announces A Record $125.6 Million to Help Colorado Families Cover Energy Costs This Winter

Thanks to Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Colorado Will Receive Nearly Double Its Typical Allocation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

ICYMI: Bennet Pens Op-Ed One Year After the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Bennet: “A year after Jan. 6, we should ask what we owe generations of Americans that have fought to make this country live up to our founding creed?”

The Red Cross Declared Its First-Ever National Blood Supply Shortage, Posing A Risk to Patients

Colorado Will Receive $225 Million Over the Next Five Years to Fix an Estimated 481 Bridges Across the State

As the Nexus of National Security Space Operations, Colorado is the Most Strategic Home for U.S. Space Command Headquarters

Senators Propose Comprehensive Sanctions Package to Deter Russia

Group Presented Four Major Recommendations to Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper During Yesterday’s Roundtable

Thanks to Funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, Colorado Will Receive Nearly Double Its Typical Allocation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Bennet: “A year after Jan. 6, we should ask what we owe generations of Americans that have fought to make this country live up to our founding creed?”

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