Press Releases

Bennet Announces Over $5.7 Billion in Funding to Help State, Local Economic Recovery Efforts in Colorado

Funding Passed in the American Rescue Plan Act Will Help State and Local Governments Rebuild and Recover from Economic Fallout of COVID-19

May 10, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced over $5.7 billion in funding for state and local governments in Colorado as they continue to rebuild and recover from the economic fallout of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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ICYMI: LONGMONT TIMES-CALL: Michael Bennet visits Lyons, shares how Shelter Act could better prepare county for natural disaster

May 07, 2021
This week, the Longmont Times-Call and the Boulder Daily Camera highlighted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s visit to Lyons, Colorado, where he discussed his bipartisan SHELTER Act, which would create a disaster mitigation tax credit for up to $5,000 per year for people who protect their homes and businesses from potential natural disasters.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Government Accountability Office Review of Space Command Move

Colorado Senators Will Receive Updates on Investigation, Provide Detail

May 07, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper officially joined Representative Lamborn in formally supporting the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review of the methodology and scoring used by the Department of the Air Force to determine the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command.
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Bennet, Polis, Neguse, Local Leaders Welcome Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to Colorado, Tout Wildfire Recovery, Climate Resilience Efforts in Northern Colorado

May 07, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse, and other state and local leaders showed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack the wildfire recovery and climate smart agriculture efforts happening across northern Colorado.
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Bennet Surveys Wildfire Damage in Grand County, Renews Call to Scale Up Forest and Watershed Restoration in the West

Senator’s Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act Included in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Would Create Jobs, Save Money, and Sustain Economy

May 05, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet surveyed damage to a watershed that flows into Grand Lake and the Blue Ridge prescribed burn area in Grand County yesterday with representatives from Northern Water, Colorado River District, the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Grand County, the Town of Grand Lake, Three Lakes Watershed Association, Middle Park Conservation District, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Bennet, Senate Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Prioritize New Water Infrastructure, Address Backlogs for Tribal Communities

Lawmakers are Calling for Plans to Build New Lines and Connections to Tribal Homes and Communities in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

May 05, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 10 Senate Democrats in a letter to President Joe Biden requesting that the American Jobs Plan include clean and reliable water and sanitation projects for Tribal communities that currently lack access to clean drinking water systems.
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