Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Modernize State and Local Tech Systems

Legislation Will Fund Digital Service Teams, Improve Government Services for Users and Save Taxpayer Money

May 21, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced new legislation to help state and local governments update their technology and replace outdated systems for accessing essential health care, housing, unemployment, and other services.

Bennet, Duckworth, Murphy Call on Biden Administration to Better Address Discriminatory, Punitive Discipline Practices in Schools

Bennet Builds on Efforts to Dismantle School-to-Prison Pipeline

May 21, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) led nine of their colleagues in calling on the Biden Administration to address discriminatory and punitive school disciplinary measures.

Bennet, Schatz, Van Hollen, Foster Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Repeal Debt Limit

May 21, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-Ill.) introduced legislation to repeal the national debt ceiling, an arbitrary limit set by Congress on the amount of funding that the United States Treasury may borrow.

Bennet Calls on Congress to Invest in Restoring America’s Forests to Mitigate Wildfires, Build Climate Resilience

Bennet Introduced Dr. Tony Cheng, Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, During Bipartisan Committee Hearing on Forestry and Climate Change

May 20, 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, called on Congress to invest in restoring America’s forests to help mitigate wildfires and build climate resilience.

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Victims of ‘Havana Syndrome’

The Legislation Would Support U.S. Diplomatic Staff and Others Who Have Suffered Head Injuries From Probable Directed Energy Attacks in Cuba, China, And Elsewhere

May 19, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and a bipartisan group of senators introduced the Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act in a bipartisan effort to support American public servants who have incurred brain injuries from probable microwave attacks.

Bennet, Sasse Introduce Amendments to U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to Promote Democratic Values, Support Small Businesses in Emerging Technologies

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee introduce bipartisan amendments to align new investments in R&D for emerging technologies with democratic values and support small business with expanded access to classified facilities

May 19, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) today introduced three bipartisan amendments to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), the legislation now advancing in the Senate to invest in emerging technologies, shore up critical supply chains, and bolster America’s economic competitiveness and national security.

Bennet, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Medical Supply Manufacturing and Rebuild the Strategic National Stockpile

Senators Plan to File Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act As An Amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act

May 19, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act.

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Family Caregivers

May 18, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are leading a bipartisan effort to provide working family caregivers in Colorado and across the country with a tax credit of up to $5,000 to assist with out-of-pocket caregiving expenses.

Bennet Statement on Announcement that Child Tax Credit Will Be Distributed Monthly Starting July 15

May 17, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below after the Biden Administration announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin distributing the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which was signed into law in the American Rescue Plan, on a monthly basis starting on July 15.

Bennet Joins Ossoff, 27 Senate Colleagues In Urging Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-G.a) and 27 Senate colleagues in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.

May 17, 2021

Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-G.a) and 27 Senate colleagues in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence. In addition to Ossoff, Bennet is joined by Se...

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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Modernize State and Local Tech Systems

Legislation Will Fund Digital Service Teams, Improve Government Services for Users and Save Taxpayer Money

Bennet, Duckworth, Murphy Call on Biden Administration to Better Address Discriminatory, Punitive Discipline Practices in Schools

Bennet Builds on Efforts to Dismantle School-to-Prison Pipeline

Bennet, Schatz, Van Hollen, Foster Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Repeal Debt Limit

Bennet Calls on Congress to Invest in Restoring America’s Forests to Mitigate Wildfires, Build Climate Resilience

Bennet Introduced Dr. Tony Cheng, Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, During Bipartisan Committee Hearing on Forestry and Climate Change

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Victims of ‘Havana Syndrome’

The Legislation Would Support U.S. Diplomatic Staff and Others Who Have Suffered Head Injuries From Probable Directed Energy Attacks in Cuba, China, And Elsewhere

Bennet, Sasse Introduce Amendments to U.S. Innovation and Competition Act to Promote Democratic Values, Support Small Businesses in Emerging Technologies

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee introduce bipartisan amendments to align new investments in R&D for emerging technologies with democratic values and support small business with expanded access to classified facilities

Bennet, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Medical Supply Manufacturing and Rebuild the Strategic National Stockpile

Senators Plan to File Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act As An Amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Family Caregivers

Bennet Statement on Announcement that Child Tax Credit Will Be Distributed Monthly Starting July 15

Bennet Joins Ossoff, 27 Senate Colleagues In Urging Immediate Ceasefire in Middle East

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-G.a) and 27 Senate colleagues in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.

Legislation Will Fund Digital Service Teams, Improve Government Services for Users and Save Taxpayer Money

Bennet Builds on Efforts to Dismantle School-to-Prison Pipeline

Bennet Introduced Dr. Tony Cheng, Director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, During Bipartisan Committee Hearing on Forestry and Climate Change

The Legislation Would Support U.S. Diplomatic Staff and Others Who Have Suffered Head Injuries From Probable Directed Energy Attacks in Cuba, China, And Elsewhere

Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee introduce bipartisan amendments to align new investments in R&D for emerging technologies with democratic values and support small business with expanded access to classified facilities

Senators Plan to File Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act As An Amendment to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo) joined Senator Jon Ossoff (D-G.a) and 27 Senate colleagues in calling for an immediate ceasefire agreement in Israel and the Palestinian territories to prevent further loss of life and further escalation of violence.

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