Bennet, Portman Introduce Bill to Help Finance Carbon Capture Projects, Reduce Emissions, and Boost Innovation

Bipartisan Legislation Would Support Domestic Energy Production, Create New Economic Opportunities, and Reduce Carbon Pollution

May 26, 2021

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) today introduced the Carbon Capture Improvement Act to make it easier for power plants and industrial facilities to finance the purchase and installation of carbon capture and storage (CCS) equipment as well as direct air capture (DAC) projects.

LISTEN: Bennet Joined Colorado Concern to Discuss American Jobs Plan, Colorado’s Infrastructure Priorities

Several Bennet-backed Colorado Priorities are Included in Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal

May 25, 2021

Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined In the Arena with Colorado Concern to discuss President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan and the Colorado priorities he is pushing to include in any final infrastructure package.

Bennet, Cassidy Introduce New Tax Credit for Working Families, Small Businesses Preparing for Natural Disasters

Bipartisan Proposal Mirrors Tax Credit in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

May 25, 2021

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) reintroduced the Shelter Act to help Americans protect their homes or businesses against natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, floods, and drought.

Bennet, Colleagues Push to Address Mental Health Equity, Access for Youth in Minority Communities

May 25, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined several Senate colleagues in introducing the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter Introduce Bill to Return RTD’s Down Payment for Union Station Restoration

Bureaucratic red tape has prevented RTD from receiving its $28.9 million down payment on a fully repaid federal loan

May 25, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) and Colorado U.S. Congressman Ed Perlmutter (D) introduced legislation requiring the Department of Transportation (DOT) to quickly return $28.9 million, plus interest, for a deposit that RTD made to secure a federal loan to redevelop Denver’s Union Station.

Bennet, Crow, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Halt Transfers of ICE Detainees, Slow Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Facilities

May 24, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D) and Colorado U.S. Representative Jason Crow (D) introduced the End Transfer of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Recommend Candidates for U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

May 21, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper wrote to President Joe Biden to recommend three candidates for Colorado’s U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado vacancy.

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, 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, 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.

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Bennet, Portman Introduce Bill to Help Finance Carbon Capture Projects, Reduce Emissions, and Boost Innovation

Bipartisan Legislation Would Support Domestic Energy Production, Create New Economic Opportunities, and Reduce Carbon Pollution

LISTEN: Bennet Joined Colorado Concern to Discuss American Jobs Plan, Colorado’s Infrastructure Priorities

Several Bennet-backed Colorado Priorities are Included in Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal

Bennet, Cassidy Introduce New Tax Credit for Working Families, Small Businesses Preparing for Natural Disasters

Bipartisan Proposal Mirrors Tax Credit in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

Bennet, Colleagues Push to Address Mental Health Equity, Access for Youth in Minority Communities

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter Introduce Bill to Return RTD’s Down Payment for Union Station Restoration

Bureaucratic red tape has prevented RTD from receiving its $28.9 million down payment on a fully repaid federal loan

Bennet, Crow, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Halt Transfers of ICE Detainees, Slow Spread of COVID-19 in ICE Facilities

Bennet, Hickenlooper Recommend Candidates for U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

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

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

Bipartisan Legislation Would Support Domestic Energy Production, Create New Economic Opportunities, and Reduce Carbon Pollution

Several Bennet-backed Colorado Priorities are Included in Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal

Bipartisan Proposal Mirrors Tax Credit in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

Bureaucratic red tape has prevented RTD from receiving its $28.9 million down payment on a fully repaid federal loan

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

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