Press Releases

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).
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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.
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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 Introduces Bill to Close “Zombie Accounts” of Former Candidates

The ZOMBIE Act Would Require Politicians to Close Campaign Accounts if They Are No Longer Running for Office or Register as a Lobbyist or Foreign Agent

Nov 04, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Zeroing Out Money for Buying Influence after Elections (ZOMBIE) Act. The bill would require politicians to close their campaign accounts if they are no longer running for federal office and before they register as a lobbyist or foreign agent.
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Make Energy Efficient Technology More Affordable for Families, Lower Energy Bills

Senators Called to Reduce Costs, Incentivize Installations in a Letter Last Month

Nov 03, 2021
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of his colleagues to introduce the Clean Energy for All Homes Act, which would help middle-class and lower-income families afford solar roofs and other renewable energy technology installations by lowering the cost burden of installing these systems.
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