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Bennet, Hickenlooper Celebrate President Biden Signing Into Law The Amache National Historic Site Act

Legislation Passed the Senate Last Month Following Bennet’s Push to Pass It By Unanimous Consent

Mar 18, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated President Joe Biden signing into law the Amache National Historic Site Act, their legislation to establish Amache, a former Japanese American incarceration facility outside of Granada, Colorado, as part of the National Park System.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Statement on VA Recommendations to Review Commission

Senators Previously Expressed Concern that the VA’s Recommendations Would Be Based on Outdated, Pre-Pandemic Data

Mar 17, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper released the following statement on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recommendations for the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Request Information on Efforts to Protect the United States from Russian Cyber Threats

After the U.S. Announced Trade and Energy Penalties on Russia and Approved $14 Billion in Aid for Ukraine, Senators Request Information from Homeland Security Secretary on Efforts to Protect Critical Infrastructure and Businesses from Retaliatory Russian Cyberattacks

Mar 15, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and several bipartisan colleagues in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas requesting information on efforts to protect the United States from Russian cyber and disinformation threats.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Bipartisan, Bicameral Call For Semiconductor Funding To Address Supply Chain Shortage

Lawmakers Call On Congressional Leadership To Get Legislation To Provide $52 Billion In Grant Funding To President’s Desk Immediately

Mar 14, 2022
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) joined over 140 lawmakers in a letter urging Congressional leadership to quickly send the $52 billion dollars needed to fund the Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act to President Biden’s desk.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge SBA To Extend Deadline For Small Businesses To Repay Economic Injury Disaster Loans

60,000 Small Businesses in Colorado Have Benefited from the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program as They Recover From the Pandemic

Mar 11, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and several of their colleagues urged the Small Business Administration (SBA) to extend the deadline for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) repayment to help small businesses in Colorado and across the country recover as the U.S. economy continues to improve.
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Bennet Joins Democratic Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Provide Relief to American Consumers from Rising Gasoline Costs

Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Would Protect Coloradans from Large Oil Companies Exploiting World Events to Boost Profits

Mar 11, 2022
With gas prices rising in recent days against a backdrop of continued Russian aggression in Ukraine, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and several colleagues to introduce the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax, legislation to curb profiteering by large oil companies and provide Coloradans relief at the gas pump.
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