Press Releases

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Implement PPP-Fix to Ensure Tribes, Tribal Businesses Have Full Access to PPP Loans

Bill Would Ensure Tribes, Tribal Businesses Receive Full Federal Relief They are Due

Aug 05, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Tribal Business Access to PPP Act, common-sense legislation to ensure tribal businesses across the country have full access to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in order to weather the economic crisis precipitated by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bennet Statement on President Trump Signing the Great American Outdoors Act into Law

Senator Thanks Coloradans Who Worked Tirelessly to Fully Fund LWCF, Invest in Our Public Lands, and Support Colorado’s Economy, Calls for Passage of the CORE Act

Aug 04, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after President Donald Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law. Bennet has worked for over a decade to fully fund LWCF and reduce the public lands maintenance backlog.
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Howard Schultz, Prominent Business Leaders Urge Inclusion of Bennet, Young’s RESTART Act in Next Coronavirus Relief Package

Aug 03, 2020
Today, in a letter to Congressional leaders, entrepreneur and philanthropist Howard Schultz and more than 100 current and former prominent CEOs of some of America’s largest companies, major trade associations, and successful small businesses, expressed support for the RESTART Act – bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.).
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Bennet, Romney, Moran, Blumenthal Call on Administration to Support Team USA in Preparation for Upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games Amidst Pandemic

Jul 31, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Co-Chair of the Senate Olympics Caucus, and U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) urged the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assist members of Team USA and support staff seeking to travel abroad in preparation for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Bennet Urges Administration to Rectify Immigration Enforcement and Detention Policies That Violate Standards Put in Place During and Prior to the Pandemic

ICE Hasn’t Adequately Treated Detainees Who Tested Positive, Demonstrated Serious Symptoms of COVID-19

Jul 31, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet pressed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to fix the unjust immigration enforcement and detention policies this Administration continues to enforce during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bennet, Gardner Make Bipartisan Push to Support Physician Training Programs in Rural Communities

Senators: “Rural hospitals have been significantly impacted by revenue losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and without federal action, we are concerned that some may be forced to discontinue their physician training programs to remain open.”

Jul 31, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) are making a bipartisan push, along with U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Michael Rounds (R-S.D.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), to support physician training programs in rural communities to strengthen and maintain a physician workforce for the future, especially in rural areas.
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Bennet, Intelligence Committee Democrats Demand Answers from Homeland Security Intelligence on Role in Portland Protests

Senators Express Concern about Multiple Press Revelations Regarding Domestic Surveillance Conducted by DHS Office of Intelligence & Analysis

Jul 31, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and his fellow Democrats on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee sent a letter to Acting Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis Brian Murphy demanding that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provide information to the Committee about the role its Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) has played in responding to the protests in Portland, Oregon.
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