Press Releases

Bennet Welcomes Funding To Support Ukraine, Colorado Priorities, U.S. Competitiveness In FY22 Funding Bill

Omnibus Passed The Senate With Several Bennet-Backed Priorities To Deliver Aid To Ukraine, Support Colorado Communities & Boost U.S. Technology

Mar 10, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed U.S. Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) omnibus funding bill, which includes $13.6 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine and NATO allies and support for key Colorado priorities, such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Arkansas Valley Conduit, the Regional Transportation District (RTD), and the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program.
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Bennet Secures Nearly $121 Million for Colorado Projects In FY22 Funding Bill

Funding Will Support 64 Colorado Projects to Help Meet Communities’ Needs, Strengthen Local Economies

Mar 10, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed nearly $121 million for Colorado projects in the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) omnibus funding bill. Bennet secured funding for 64 Colorado projects through the congressionally directed spending (CDS) process.
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Bennet, Blackburn, Smith, Cramer Urge HHS to Extend the Provider Relief Fund Spending and Repayment Deadlines to Support Hospitals

As the Health Care Workforce Faces Staffing Shortages, the Senators Also Ask For More Flexibility For Hospitals To Use This Funding

Mar 08, 2022
Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) called on the Biden Administration to extend Provider Relief Fund (PRF) spending and repayment deadlines.
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Bennet Calls On Senate Leadership to Support Expanded School Meal Programs

Bennet Is Urging Leadership to Extend USDA Waivers in the Upcoming Spending Package that Allow Schools to Expand Their Meal Programs

Mar 08, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) urging the leaders to extend U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support for schools to continue expanded meal programs through the upcoming spending package.
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Bennet, Brown, Whitehouse, Kaine Urge President Biden To Include A Public Option In 2023 Budget Proposal To Lower Health Care Costs For Americans

A Public Option, Not Administered by For-Profit Insurance Companies, Would Increase Competition in the Marketplace & Drive Down Prices

Mar 07, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) sent a letter to President Joe Biden, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda D. Young, urging them to include a proposal to add a publicly administered health insurance option to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual marketplaces in the president’s fiscal year 2023 (FY23) budget proposal.
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Bennet, Warner Receive Briefings by Department of Defense and Intelligence Community Leaders on Key Space Elements in Colorado

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Highlights the Urgency of Maintaining United States Leadership In Space

Mar 04, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, met with leadership from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) at Schriever Space Force Base and Buckley Space Force Base.
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