Press Releases

Bennet Applauds Agreement to Clean Up the Animas River Watershed

Settlement Between Colorado, the Federal Government, and Mining Companies Will Support Ongoing Efforts to Protect the Health and Environment of Surrounding Communities

Jan 21, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Interior (DOI), the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the State of Colorado announced that they reached an agreement with Sunnyside Gold Corporation and Kinross Gold Corporation after years of degraded water quality.
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Bennet, Neguse Welcome Funding for Colorado’s Southern Front Range Watershed Project from the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passed With Bennet’s Amendment to Authorize Joint Chiefs’, Based on Legislation Bennet and Neguse Introduced Last Year

Jan 21, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse welcomed $720,890 in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership (Joint Chiefs’) for the Southern Front Range Watershed Project in Colorado.
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Bennet Urges Department of State to Waive Fees for Reissuing Passports Lost In the Marshall Fire

Following Bennet’s Request Earlier This Month, USCIS Announced That It Would Waive Fees for Replacing Documents Lost in the Fire, Such As Visas and Green Cards

Jan 20, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet wrote a letter to Rachel Arndt, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, requesting that the Department of State waive fees for reissuing passports that were lost in the Marshall Fire.
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Bennet Joins Rosen, Colleagues In Bipartisan Letter to President Biden Opposing an Extension of Solar Tariffs

Senators: “Extending The Tariffs Will Do Nothing But Add Unnecessary Costs to U.S. Consumers, Hurt American Solar Jobs, and Artificially Stymie The Deployment Of Otherwise Viable Solar Projects In The United States”

Jan 20, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and several colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to extend the current Section 201 tariffs on imported solar panels and cells.
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Bennet Applauds New USDA 10-Year Strategy to Invest in America’s Forests

National Effort Will Be Supported by $3 Billion from Bennet-Backed Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Jan 18, 2022
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet applauded U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Chief Randy Moore’s announcement of their new long-term strategy to address the wildfires affecting the West and make a proactive investment in the health of America’s forests and watersheds.
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Bennet, Baldwin, Colleagues Call on FDA to Change Discriminatory Blood Donation Policies to Address National Blood Supply Shortage

The Red Cross Declared Its First-Ever National Blood Supply Shortage, Posing A Risk to Patients

Jan 18, 2022
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and a group of their colleagues in a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock urging them to act on the most up to date science and update their discriminatory blood donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men (MSM).
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