Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence

National Bill Builds on Colorado's Successful Background Check Law

Mar 03, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) joined 44 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to all gun sales.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Request Senate Hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Letter Follows House Passage of CORE Act

Mar 03, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and John Hickenlooper (D) sent a letter to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) formally requesting the committee hold a hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, their legislation to protect over 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado and grow the economy.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices

Bill Would Help Drive More Affordable Generics to the Market Faster

Mar 03, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices.

Bennet, McEachin Announce Discussion Draft to Bolster Efforts to Address the Long-Term Public Health Emergency Posed by Climate Change

Mar 02, 2021

Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) released a discussion draft of legislation to designate climate change as a long-term public health emergency and bolster efforts to address the current and future impacts of climate change on public health.

Bennet Submits Statement for Congressional Record on Impeachment Trial

Mar 01, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet entered the following statement into the Congressional Record following the second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Bennet Statement on Confirmation of Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education

Mar 01, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the statement below following the Senate vote to confirm Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education.

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Biden American Rescue Plan

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Feb 27, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following House passage of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion proposal to fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and help Americans weather the economic fallout of the crisis.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support State Medicaid Programs During an Economic Crisis

Bill Would Increase Medicaid Funding for Americans Experiencing Unemployment Due to COVID-19

Feb 26, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues are introducing the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act. This legislation would respond to the increased need for health care during this public health and economic crisis by creating a quicker and more responsive process for supporting state Medicaid programs.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program

The Funding Provides Certainty for Rural Schools, Critical County Services in 43 Colorado Counties

Feb 26, 2021

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jeffrey Merkley (D-Ore.), and other colleagues, introduced legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS) through September 2022.

Bennet Statement on Public Report on Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Feb 26, 2021

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Biden Administration made an intelligence report public that concludes that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Reintroduce Background Check Expansion Act to Reduce Gun Violence

National Bill Builds on Colorado's Successful Background Check Law

Bennet, Hickenlooper Request Senate Hearing on the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Letter Follows House Passage of CORE Act

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices

Bill Would Help Drive More Affordable Generics to the Market Faster

Bennet, McEachin Announce Discussion Draft to Bolster Efforts to Address the Long-Term Public Health Emergency Posed by Climate Change

Bennet Submits Statement for Congressional Record on Impeachment Trial

Bennet Statement on Confirmation of Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education

Bennet Applauds House Passage of Biden American Rescue Plan

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support State Medicaid Programs During an Economic Crisis

Bill Would Increase Medicaid Funding for Americans Experiencing Unemployment Due to COVID-19

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools Program

The Funding Provides Certainty for Rural Schools, Critical County Services in 43 Colorado Counties

Bennet Statement on Public Report on Killing of Jamal Khashoggi

National Bill Builds on Colorado's Successful Background Check Law

Letter Follows House Passage of CORE Act

Bill Would Help Drive More Affordable Generics to the Market Faster

Senator’s Expansion of Child Tax Credit & Earned Income Tax Credit Included in Proposal Would Lift Million of Kids Out of Poverty, Provide Economic Security to Millions of Families

Bill Would Increase Medicaid Funding for Americans Experiencing Unemployment Due to COVID-19

The Funding Provides Certainty for Rural Schools, Critical County Services in 43 Colorado Counties

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