Press Releases

Bennet, Colleagues Call on GSA Administrator to End Unprecedented Delay & Provide Critical Transition Resources to President-Elect Biden

Delay in Providing Resources to Biden Transition Creates Unacceptable Risks to Pandemic Response, National Security

Nov 20, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined his Senate colleagues in calling on General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy to end her unprecedented delay to immediately ascertain Vice President Joe Biden as President-elect and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect and make available the transition resources that are provided by law.
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Bennet, Peters, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order Stripping Federal Employees of Critical Protections

Recent Executive Order Would Create Further Chaos in the Federal Government During Pandemic, Presidential Transition

Nov 19, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and 39 Senate colleagues introduced legislation that would block the implementation of President Donald Trump’s October 21 executive order that created a new classification for federal employees, Schedule F.
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Bennet’s Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act Receives Boost with Senate Committee Hearing

Senator Doubles Down on Push to Include Public Lands Legislation in Final Defense Authorization Bill

Nov 18, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act received a hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, moving the legislation one step closer to becoming law.
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Bennet Nominates San Juan Basin Public Health Executive Director Liane Jollon for Outstanding Government Service Award

Jollon’s Leadership is Representative of the Countless Coloradans and Public Health Workers on the COVID-19 Front Lines Who Stood Up to Support Their Communities

Nov 16, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced he has nominated Liane Jollon, Executive Director of San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) and Past President of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials (CALPHO), for the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Dr. Nathan Davis Awards for Outstanding Government Service.
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Bennet, 36 Democratic Senators Urge Armed Services Committee Leaders to Retain Bipartisan, Bicameral Measure to Rename Military Bases Honoring the Confederacy

Annual Defense Budget Authorization, Which Includes the Base Renaming Measure, Is Under Final Deliberations

Nov 13, 2020
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 36 Senate colleagues to urge Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.), along with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), to retain the bicameral, bipartisan measure to require the renaming of military installations and assets that honor the Confederacy and Confederate officers within three years in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Bennet Demands Answers from New DoD Head on Misuse of Critical Pandemic Response Funds Intended for Medical Supply Production

Department of Defense Redirected Funds Intended for Masks, PPE, and Testing Supplies While COVID-19 Death Toll Continued to Grow

Nov 13, 2020
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet demanded answers and action from Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller following reports that the department redirected critical funds intended for personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 masks, and testing supplies.
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