Bennet, Neguse, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Investments in the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Requests $450 Million to Bennet-championed Land and Water Conservation Fund

Oct 07, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture’s Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, and other Biden Administration cabinet officials requesting increased investments to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24).

Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Direct Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

The bipartisan legislation would streamline the seizure of ill-begotten Russian assets to benefit Ukraine

Oct 07, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) in introducing legislation to empower U.S. authorities to seize ill-begotten assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his oligarchs, and direct the proceeds to benefit Ukrainian reconstruction and recovery.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push the FCC to Increase Broadband Speed and Access

Oct 05, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues to push the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase broadband speed requirements in its existing programs so that Americans, particularly in rural and underserved areas, can access the faster download and upload speeds needed to participate in modern telehealth, telework, and remote learning.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Visit Sand Creek with Interior Secretary Haaland, Welcome Expansion of National Historic Site

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Oct 05, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, National Park Service (NPS) Director Chuck Sams III, and leaders from the Northern Arapaho Tribe, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site to remember the 1864 massacre and announce the addition of almost 3,500 acres to the Site.

Bennet Welcomes $9 Million From Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill to Support Student Mental Health in Colorado Schools

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Oct 04, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed more than $9 million to Colorado in funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) to provide students with safer and healthier learning environments.

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Survivors of Natural Disasters

Oct 04, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his colleagues in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act, legislation to help communities affected by major natural disasters access housing assistance.

Bennet Welcomes $225 Million to Train 13,000 Community Health Workers Across the Country

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Oct 03, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed $225 million to train 13,000 community health workers across the country.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Study to Give Dearfield National Park System Protections

Sep 30, 2022

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper introduced the Dearfield Study Act, legislation that would direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Dearfield Homestead in Weld County to determine its suitability as a unit of the National Park System.

Bennet Welcomes Over $71 Million for 57 Colorado Counties from American Rescue Plan

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

Sep 30, 2022

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed over $71 million for 57 Colorado counties from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF).

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Promote Vehicle-to-Grid Charging for Electric School Buses

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Sep 29, 2022

Yesterday, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) to introduce the Bus Integration Dedicated to Improving Resilience, Eliminating Congestion, and Triggering Innovation Over Numerous Applications and Localities (BIDIRECTIONAL) Act.

Michael Bennet U.S. Senator for Colorado

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Bennet, Neguse, Colleagues Urge Administration to Increase Investments in the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Requests $450 Million to Bennet-championed Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bennet Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Direct Seized Russian Assets to Ukraine

The bipartisan legislation would streamline the seizure of ill-begotten Russian assets to benefit Ukraine

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push the FCC to Increase Broadband Speed and Access

Bennet, Hickenlooper Visit Sand Creek with Interior Secretary Haaland, Welcome Expansion of National Historic Site

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bennet Welcomes $9 Million From Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill to Support Student Mental Health in Colorado Schools

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to Help Survivors of Natural Disasters

Bennet Welcomes $225 Million to Train 13,000 Community Health Workers Across the Country

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Study to Give Dearfield National Park System Protections

Bennet Welcomes Over $71 Million for 57 Colorado Counties from American Rescue Plan

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bill to Promote Vehicle-to-Grid Charging for Electric School Buses

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

Bicameral, Bipartisan Letter Requests $450 Million to Bennet-championed Land and Water Conservation Fund

The bipartisan legislation would streamline the seizure of ill-begotten Russian assets to benefit Ukraine

Land Addition Made Possible by the Land and Water Conservation Fund

Bennet Continues to Sound the Alarm on the Mental and Behavioral Health Crisis Affecting Colorado’s Youth

Colorado’s Trailhead Institute Will Receive $3 Million to Build Public Health Workforce. Bennet Secured $3 Billion in the American Rescue Plan for the Development of a Robust Public Health Workforce Based on His Legislation

Bennet Worked with CCI to Ensure Colorado’s Public Lands Counties and Tribes Receive Their Fair Share of Funding

BIDIRECTIONAL Act would create program for electric school bus deployment with capability to help power grid while not in use. Bill builds on efforts like Durango’s first-in-the-state pilot program run by school district 9-R and La Plata Electric Association

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