Bennet, Hickenlooper Herald Committee Passage of Bill to Protect Amache National Historic Site

Bill Was Approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Today

Nov 18, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated the bipartisan committee passage of their bill to establish Camp Amache as a National Historic Site.

Bennet, Feinstein, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Formally Authorize National Guard Fireguard Program

Amendment Would Give the Program Longer-Term Certainty and Stability to Help Communities Detect and Monitor Wildfires

Nov 17, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), introduced an amendment to formally authorize the National Guard's Fireguard Program to help detect and monitor wildfires across the country.

ICYMI: REUTERS: “After smoke drifts east, U.S. Congress eyes spending billions to curb wildfire threat”

Bennet Discusses Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better Budget, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

Nov 16, 2021

In case you missed it, Reuters highlighted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s efforts to invest in America’s forests and reduce wildfire risk across the West in the Build Back Better budget.

Bennet to Join Biden at White House for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Signing Ceremony

Legislation Includes Historic Broadband Investment Based on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act, Other Bennet-Championed Colorado Priorities

Nov 15, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement ahead of joining President Joe Biden at the White House for the signing of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Bennet Secures Historic Broadband Funding in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Soon to Become Law

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Draws Directly on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act to Make Largest Broadband Investment in U.S. History

Nov 10, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement highlighting the historic $65 billion of broadband funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which draws directly on the bipartisan BRIDGE Act he authored and released in June with U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio).

In Honor of Veterans Day, Bennet Office Interviews Colorado Veterans for Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Nov 10, 2021

In commemoration of Veterans Day, staff members from Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s office interviewed Army Air Corps veteran Richard Gottlieb of Rio Grande County and Army veteran Keith Lamee of El Paso County, and Air Force veteran Michelle Johnson of Adams County for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project.

Bennet Announces Outdoor Industry Association, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s Support for SHRED Act

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Will Allow National Forests to Retain Fees Generated by Ski Areas to Support Local Recreation

Nov 10, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced the Outdoor Industry Association and the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s support for his Ski Hill Resources for Economic Development (SHRED) Act.

ICYMI: DURANGO HERALD: “Will Child Tax Credit Be Extended Another Year? Family Benefit Championed By Sen. Bennet Included in Build Back Better Plan”

“Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet spent the past four years advocating for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit…”

Nov 08, 2021

In case you missed it, the Durango Herald highlighted the effect of the enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) on Colorado families and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s (D-Colo.) effort to extend the stronger Child Tax Credit in the Build Back Better bill.

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Senator Urges Colleagues to Come Together to Pass the Build Back Better Act

Nov 06, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and a rule to allow for a later vote on the Build Back Better Act.

Bennet, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Support for Bill to Create Nonpartisan, Independent Afghanistan War Commission

Legislation to Ensure Our Nation Learns the Right Lessons After 20 Years in Afghanistan Will be Offered as a Bipartisan Amendment to the NDAA

Nov 05, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) announced that U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will co-sponsor the Afghanistan War Commission Act as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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Bennet, Hickenlooper Herald Committee Passage of Bill to Protect Amache National Historic Site

Bill Was Approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Today

Bennet, Feinstein, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Amendment to Formally Authorize National Guard Fireguard Program

Amendment Would Give the Program Longer-Term Certainty and Stability to Help Communities Detect and Monitor Wildfires

ICYMI: REUTERS: “After smoke drifts east, U.S. Congress eyes spending billions to curb wildfire threat”

Bennet Discusses Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better Budget, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

Bennet to Join Biden at White House for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Signing Ceremony

Legislation Includes Historic Broadband Investment Based on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act, Other Bennet-Championed Colorado Priorities

Bennet Secures Historic Broadband Funding in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Soon to Become Law

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Draws Directly on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act to Make Largest Broadband Investment in U.S. History

In Honor of Veterans Day, Bennet Office Interviews Colorado Veterans for Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Bennet Announces Outdoor Industry Association, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable’s Support for SHRED Act

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Will Allow National Forests to Retain Fees Generated by Ski Areas to Support Local Recreation

ICYMI: DURANGO HERALD: “Will Child Tax Credit Be Extended Another Year? Family Benefit Championed By Sen. Bennet Included in Build Back Better Plan”

“Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet spent the past four years advocating for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit…”

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Senator Urges Colleagues to Come Together to Pass the Build Back Better Act

Bennet, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Support for Bill to Create Nonpartisan, Independent Afghanistan War Commission

Legislation to Ensure Our Nation Learns the Right Lessons After 20 Years in Afghanistan Will be Offered as a Bipartisan Amendment to the NDAA

Bill Was Approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Today

Amendment Would Give the Program Longer-Term Certainty and Stability to Help Communities Detect and Monitor Wildfires

Bennet Discusses Historic Forestry Investment in Build Back Better Budget, Based on His Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act

Legislation Includes Historic Broadband Investment Based on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act, Other Bennet-Championed Colorado Priorities

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Draws Directly on Bennet’s BRIDGE Act to Make Largest Broadband Investment in U.S. History

Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation Will Allow National Forests to Retain Fees Generated by Ski Areas to Support Local Recreation

“Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet spent the past four years advocating for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit…”

Senator Urges Colleagues to Come Together to Pass the Build Back Better Act

Legislation to Ensure Our Nation Learns the Right Lessons After 20 Years in Afghanistan Will be Offered as a Bipartisan Amendment to the NDAA

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