Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging an increased federal match for state Medicaid programs as they expand coverage and services due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting budgetary crisis until the economy recovers.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with Colorado U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D), Ed Perlmutter (D), Diana DeGette (D), and Jason Crow (D) sent a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) highlighting grave due process issues in the Aurora Immigration Courtroom and requesting immediate fixes to ensure fairness during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led a group of 39 senators in a letter to Senate leaders calling for a temporary expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in the next Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) economic relief package.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined several of his colleagues in urging President Donald Trump to immediately amend his Executive Order and mandate that meat processing facilities reopen only after they have met health and safety guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of 11 Western Democrats in seeking answers on the U.S. Forest Service’s planning efforts to protect communities and firefighters heading into the upcoming 2020 wildfire season amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged the Trump Administration to adopt key principles as it applies emerging digital technologies to existing tools for public health surveillance, such as contact tracing, to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D) and Colorado U.S. Representatives Ed Perlmutter (D), Joe Neguse (D), Diana DeGette (D), and Jason Crow (D) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging additional support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in future Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet distributed fresh and nonperishable emergency food boxes to families in need with the Food Bank of the Rockies mobile food pantry at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the entire Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Trump asking for extended federal funding for the Colorado National Guard in support of the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he will cosponsor the COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Disparities Task Force Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) to bring together health care and other policy experts, community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial leaders to confront the racial and ethnic disparities of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.