Bennet Joins Senators Booker and Brown on the Senate Floor to Champion Child Tax Credit Expansion, Call for Permanence

Jul 14, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet spoke on the Senate floor with U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) about the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments that will begin to reach families tomorrow and the need to make this policy permanent.

ICYMI: Bennet Holds Child Tax Credit Telephone Town Hall, Answers Coloradans’ Questions

Bennet-championed Enhanced Child Tax Credit Payments Included in the American Rescue Plan Will Begin to Reach Families on Thursday

Jul 13, 2021

Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet held a telephone town hall to provide an update on the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion and to answer Coloradans’ questions.

Bennet Announces $2.9 Million FEMA Grant to Fund Roadway Repairs in Larimer County

Bennet Pushed to Change Regulatory Interpretations that Initially Prevented Larimer County from Receiving Reimbursements from FEMA to Repair Damage from the 2013 Floods

Jul 13, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Larimer County will receive a $2.9 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to repair County Road 47 in Southern Larimer County, which was damaged by the 2013 floods.

ICYMI: Bennet Discusses Child Tax Credit Expansion, Infrastructure Package, & Voting Rights on MSNBC’s Morning Joe

Jul 12, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet appeared today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, infrastructure negotiations, and voting rights.

Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling for Investments in Natural Infrastructure Restoration, Resilience in American Jobs Plan

Jun 30, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined a group of Democratic senators in calling on Senate Leadership to prioritize the historic investments proposed in President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan for natural infrastructure restoration, resilience, and reclamation.

Bennet, Baldwin Request Review of Issues Facing Older LGBTQ Adults to Ensure High-Quality Care

Senators Urge HHS, CMS to Issue Guidance to Help Hospice and Palliative Care Agencies, Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities Provide Care to LGBTQ Seniors

Jun 30, 2021

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) urged Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to review a number of issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) seniors to improve high-quality, culturally competent care to this growing aging population.

ICYMI: Bennet Pens Op-Ed on Improved Child Tax Credit Ahead of Payments Reaching Colorado Families on July 15

Bennet: “...I’ve spent years fighting to expand the Child Tax Credit, which boosts incomes of 96% of Colorado families to help cover the growing cost of raising kids.”

Jun 28, 2021

In case you missed it, over the weekend Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet penned an op-ed on the improved Child Tax Credit, highlighting how it will benefit families and how Coloradans can make sure they will receive the benefits they deserve.

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Push to Expand Relief Funding Uses to Include Local Funding Matches for Federal Grants

Jun 24, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a bipartisan group of colleagues called on Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to allow local governments to use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to satisfy the local match requirement for federal discretionary grant programs.

Bennet Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act

Legislation Now Heads to the House of Representatives for Consideration

Jun 24, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act with bipartisan support.

Bennet, Collins Introduce Legislation to Significantly Expand Opioid, Substance Use Training for Providers Nationwide

Bipartisan Bill Would Standardize Opioid Addiction Treatment and Training for Health Care

Jun 24, 2021

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) reintroduced the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, legislation to require prescribers of highly addictive medication, like opioids, to complete a substance use training to ensure they have foundational knowledge of addiction prevention, treatment, and medication management.

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Bennet Joins Senators Booker and Brown on the Senate Floor to Champion Child Tax Credit Expansion, Call for Permanence

ICYMI: Bennet Holds Child Tax Credit Telephone Town Hall, Answers Coloradans’ Questions

Bennet-championed Enhanced Child Tax Credit Payments Included in the American Rescue Plan Will Begin to Reach Families on Thursday

Bennet Announces $2.9 Million FEMA Grant to Fund Roadway Repairs in Larimer County

Bennet Pushed to Change Regulatory Interpretations that Initially Prevented Larimer County from Receiving Reimbursements from FEMA to Repair Damage from the 2013 Floods

ICYMI: Bennet Discusses Child Tax Credit Expansion, Infrastructure Package, & Voting Rights on MSNBC’s Morning Joe

Bennet Joins Colleagues in Calling for Investments in Natural Infrastructure Restoration, Resilience in American Jobs Plan

Bennet, Baldwin Request Review of Issues Facing Older LGBTQ Adults to Ensure High-Quality Care

Senators Urge HHS, CMS to Issue Guidance to Help Hospice and Palliative Care Agencies, Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities Provide Care to LGBTQ Seniors

ICYMI: Bennet Pens Op-Ed on Improved Child Tax Credit Ahead of Payments Reaching Colorado Families on July 15

Bennet: “...I’ve spent years fighting to expand the Child Tax Credit, which boosts incomes of 96% of Colorado families to help cover the growing cost of raising kids.”

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Push to Expand Relief Funding Uses to Include Local Funding Matches for Federal Grants

Bennet Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act

Legislation Now Heads to the House of Representatives for Consideration

Bennet, Collins Introduce Legislation to Significantly Expand Opioid, Substance Use Training for Providers Nationwide

Bipartisan Bill Would Standardize Opioid Addiction Treatment and Training for Health Care

Bennet-championed Enhanced Child Tax Credit Payments Included in the American Rescue Plan Will Begin to Reach Families on Thursday

Bennet Pushed to Change Regulatory Interpretations that Initially Prevented Larimer County from Receiving Reimbursements from FEMA to Repair Damage from the 2013 Floods

Senators Urge HHS, CMS to Issue Guidance to Help Hospice and Palliative Care Agencies, Hospitals, Long Term Care Facilities Provide Care to LGBTQ Seniors

Bennet: “...I’ve spent years fighting to expand the Child Tax Credit, which boosts incomes of 96% of Colorado families to help cover the growing cost of raising kids.”

Legislation Now Heads to the House of Representatives for Consideration

Bipartisan Bill Would Standardize Opioid Addiction Treatment and Training for Health Care

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