Press Releases

Bennet Applauds Committee Passage of His VALID Act

Bennet-Led Bill, Included in Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize FDA User Fee Programs, Would Ensure Diagnostic Testing Protects Patient Safety, Keeps Pace With Medical Innovation

Jun 14, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded passage of his Verifying Accurate Leading-Edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act out of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
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Bennet, Sasse, Warner Unveil Legislation to Strengthen U.S. Technology Competitiveness

New Office Would Analyze U.S. Leadership in Key Technologies Relative to Competitors Like China to Inform Policy, Boost American Tech Leadership

Jun 09, 2022
Today, members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and SSCI Chairman U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), unveiled the American Technology Leadership Act, legislation to establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis to assess how the United States fares in key emerging technologies relative to other countries to inform policy and strengthen U.S. competitiveness.
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Chairman Bennet Releases Opening Statement Ahead of Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources Hearing on Western Water Crisis

Today’s Hearing Is the Subcommittee’s First Since 2013

Jun 07, 2022
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, released his opening statement ahead of the subcommittee’s hearing titled, “The Western Water Crisis: Confronting persistent drought and building resilience on our forests and farmland.”
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In Response to Their Efforts, Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud President Biden Waiving Solar Tariffs, Supporting Colorado Solar Industry

Announcement Comes After Bennet and Hickenlooper Urged Administration to End Threat of Additional Harmful Solar Tariffs and Provide Relief to U.S. Solar Companies

Jun 06, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed President Joe Biden’s announcement that the administration is waiving for two years the additional harmful tariffs on solar components posed by the Commerce Department’s investigation.
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In Senate Floor Speech, Bennet Urges Long-Term Reforms to Fix America’s Broken Student Loan System and Drive Economic Opportunity for All

As President Biden Considers Student Debt Relief, Bennet Urges Him to Target Efforts to Low- and Medium- Income Households, Pursue Broader Reforms to Support Both College and High School Graduates

Jun 06, 2022
Today on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged long-term solutions to America’s broken student loan system and new pathways to drive economic opportunity for all, especially for Americans who do not attend college.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Colorado Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems

Indian Health Service Will Fund Seven Critical Colorado Projects for Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes This Year to Improve Water Infrastructure on Tribal Lands

Jun 03, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the Indian Health Service’s Sanitation Facilities Construction Program (SFCP) to fund seven critical projects for the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Tribes this year.
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