Bennet Introduces Bill to Help Low-Income Families, Seniors Buy Nutritious, Hot Meals

Jul 12, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Hot Foods Act to help low-income families and seniors purchase cold prepared foods, heated foods, and hot meals using their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

Bennet, Moran, Heinrich Introduce Bill to Create New Tool for Farmers and Ranchers to Combat Drought

Legislation Creates New USDA Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Easement Program

Jul 11, 2023

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced the Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act to give family farmers and ranchers the flexibility they need to protect groundwater sources while keeping their agricultural lands in production.

Ahead of HELP Committee Hearing on Superbugs, Bennet, Young Call on Congress to Pass Their PASTEUR Act

Bipartisan, Bicameral PASTEUR Act Would Support Development of Innovative Antibiotics to Treat Resistant Infections and Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use

Jul 11, 2023

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement ahead of a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on the effect of antimicrobial resistance on modern medicine:

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Romney Introduce Seven-Year Extension of Fish Recovery Programs for Colorado

Jul 11, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) to introduce the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act.

Bennet, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Address High Prescription Drug Costs

Jul 07, 2023

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.), members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, introduced the Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act to require the Government Accountability Office conduct a study to increase transparency in the flawed drug pricing supply chain.

Bennet, Polis, Neguse Celebrate $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Jul 06, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Associate Administrator Doug Kinkoph, and broadband contributors from across the state shared plans for the more than $826 million awarded to Colorado from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Bennet, Daines Reintroduce Bill to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species Across the West

Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act Strengthens Preventative Efforts to Protect Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems from Invasive Mussels

Jul 05, 2023

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) reintroduced the Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act, legislation to slow the movement of aquatic invasive species, like zebra and quagga mussels, into Colorado, Montana, and other Western States.

ICYMI: Bennet Celebrates Historic Funding to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Colorado

Colorado To Receive Over $826 Million from BEAD Program, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

Jul 01, 2023

In an op-ed in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet celebrated the historic investment of over $826 million that Colorado will receive as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Bennet Urges Digital Platforms and AI Developers to Label AI-Generated Content, Stop the Spread of Misinformation

“We have already seen evidence of generative AI being used to create and share false images,” said Bennet. “Continued inaction endangers our democracy.”

Jun 29, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on the leaders of major technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI) companies – including Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, Twitter, TikTok, and OpenAI – to identify and label AI-generated content, and to take steps to limit the spread of AI-generated content designed to mislead users.

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Affirmative Action

Jun 29, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down affirmative action programs. The Supreme Court ruled that race cannot be considered in college admissions.

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Bennet Introduces Bill to Help Low-Income Families, Seniors Buy Nutritious, Hot Meals

Bennet, Moran, Heinrich Introduce Bill to Create New Tool for Farmers and Ranchers to Combat Drought

Legislation Creates New USDA Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Easement Program

Ahead of HELP Committee Hearing on Superbugs, Bennet, Young Call on Congress to Pass Their PASTEUR Act

Bipartisan, Bicameral PASTEUR Act Would Support Development of Innovative Antibiotics to Treat Resistant Infections and Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Romney Introduce Seven-Year Extension of Fish Recovery Programs for Colorado

Bennet, Lankford Introduce Legislation to Address High Prescription Drug Costs

Bennet, Polis, Neguse Celebrate $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Bennet, Daines Reintroduce Bill to Stop the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species Across the West

Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act Strengthens Preventative Efforts to Protect Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems from Invasive Mussels

ICYMI: Bennet Celebrates Historic Funding to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Colorado

Colorado To Receive Over $826 Million from BEAD Program, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

Bennet Urges Digital Platforms and AI Developers to Label AI-Generated Content, Stop the Spread of Misinformation

“We have already seen evidence of generative AI being used to create and share false images,” said Bennet. “Continued inaction endangers our democracy.”

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Affirmative Action

Legislation Creates New USDA Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Easement Program

Bipartisan, Bicameral PASTEUR Act Would Support Development of Innovative Antibiotics to Treat Resistant Infections and Improve Appropriate Antibiotic Use

Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act Strengthens Preventative Efforts to Protect Water Infrastructure and Ecosystems from Invasive Mussels

Colorado To Receive Over $826 Million from BEAD Program, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

“We have already seen evidence of generative AI being used to create and share false images,” said Bennet. “Continued inaction endangers our democracy.”

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