Today on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet implored his colleagues to pass legislation to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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.
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) released the following statement on today’s announcement by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Patty Murray and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone that they will start working on a public option health care bill.
Bennet and Sasse Amendment Would Create a White House Technology Competitiveness Council
May 26, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, introduced three amendments to the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), the legislation now advancing in the Senate to invest in emerging technologies, shore up critical supply chains, and bolster America’s economic competitiveness and national security.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
