Press Releases

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Push Pentagon to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations

El Paso County’s Widefield aquifer is one of the areas affected by PFAS contamination

Sep 21, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of senators to urge the Department of Defense (DOD) and the White House to increase funding for the testing and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to improve PFAS-related planning.
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Bennet, Kaine Issue Statements on Report On Medicare-X Choice Act

New Report Notes that Medicare-X Would Reduce Uninsured Population by 1.1 Million and Save Households $10.9 Billion if Phased in by 2023

Sep 20, 2022
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) issued the following statements on the Urban Institute’s report indicating that their Medicare-X Choice Act, introduced in February 2021, would reduce the uninsured population by over a million Americans and save households, employers, and the government billions of dollars.
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Bennet Delivers Dozens of Letters from Coloradans to President Biden Urging Executive Action to Protect Landscapes In The CORE Act

Colorado Veterans, State and Local Officials, Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Advocates, Business Owners, and Descendants of the 10th Mountain Division Write in Support of the Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument

Sep 20, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet delivered dozens of letters from Colorado veterans, state and local officials, conservation and outdoor recreation advocates, business owners, and descendants of the 10th Mountain Division urging President Biden to use his Presidential authorities, including the Antiquities Act, to protect the landscapes included in the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act and make Camp Hale and the Tenmile Range a national monument.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Request Hearing on Legislation to Protect the Dolores River Canyon

Sep 19, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper sent a letter to U.S. 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 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, their legislation to protect over 68,000 acres of public lands on the West Slope.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Bipartisan Senate Resolution Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month is Celebrated from September 15 through October 15

Sep 16, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing September 15, 2022 through October 15, 2022 as Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate and honor the invaluable contributions of Latino Americans in the United States.
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Bennet, Brown, Booker, DeLauro, DelBene, Torres Statement on Extending the Expanded Child Tax Credit Before Year End

Sep 13, 2022
Today, as new data from the Census Bureau showed that child poverty dropped to a record low in 2021 in large part as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), alongside U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), and Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), released the following statement.
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