Bennet, Wyden, Warren Introduce Bills to Make Our Tax System Fairer For LGBTQ+ Families

Jun 27, 2023

As Pride Month comes to a close, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Chair of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) to introduce two bills to make our tax system fairer for LGBTQ+ families.

Bennet, Colleagues Urge EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions

Jun 27, 2023

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) and 13 of their Senate colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to strengthen the EPA’s proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and to swiftly implement key provisions of the Methane Emission Reduction Program.

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis Welcome Over $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Funding Supports Colorado’s Goal to Connect Over 99% of Coloradans with Affordable, High-Speed Internet Over the Next Five Years, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

Jun 26, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed the announcement from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that Colorado was awarded $826,522,650.41 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Bennet, Luján, Brown, Caraveo Introduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support

Jun 23, 2023

This week, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) alongside seven of their Senate colleagues introduced legislation to help small farms access federal conservation programs delivered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Historic Legislation to Protect LGBTQ+ Community

Equality Act Bans Discrimination Against Queer And Trans People And Strengthens LGBTQ+ Rights

Jun 23, 2023

This week, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 48 of their colleagues to reintroduce the Equality Act, which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, education, employment public accommodations, federal funding, and more.

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Launch Bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus

Jun 23, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet alongside U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) relaunched the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today (ACT) Caucus to raise awareness about the challenges facing family caregivers and advocate for policies that support them.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Coverage for Cancer Detection Technologies

Jun 22, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Finance Committee members U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), reintroduced legislation to provide Medicare coverage for screening tests to save lives and costs to the health care system.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Internet to 41,000 Pueblo Homes and Small Businesses

Jun 22, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) funding announcement of a middle mile infrastructure project that will connect over 41,000 households and small businesses in Pueblo to high-speed internet.

On Senate Floor, Bennet Makes the Case for a New Federal Body to Regulate Digital Platforms and AI

“Kids are in despair in our country,” said Bennet. “We can't simply hide under our covers or scroll through Tiktok and hope these problems solve themselves.”

Jun 22, 2023

In case you missed it, yesterday on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet addressed the power of Big Tech, social media, and artificial intelligence (AI) and called for a Federal Digital Platform Commission to regulate digital platforms to protect consumers, promote competition, and defend the public interest.

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $72 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects

Funding Comes From the Department of Transportation’s RAISE Grant Program Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Jun 22, 2023

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed $72,145,226 for six Colorado projects from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.

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Bennet, Wyden, Warren Introduce Bills to Make Our Tax System Fairer For LGBTQ+ Families

Bennet, Colleagues Urge EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis Welcome Over $826 Million in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Funding for Colorado from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Funding Supports Colorado’s Goal to Connect Over 99% of Coloradans with Affordable, High-Speed Internet Over the Next Five Years, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

Bennet, Luján, Brown, Caraveo Introduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Historic Legislation to Protect LGBTQ+ Community

Equality Act Bans Discrimination Against Queer And Trans People And Strengthens LGBTQ+ Rights

Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Launch Bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Coverage for Cancer Detection Technologies

Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Internet to 41,000 Pueblo Homes and Small Businesses

On Senate Floor, Bennet Makes the Case for a New Federal Body to Regulate Digital Platforms and AI

“Kids are in despair in our country,” said Bennet. “We can't simply hide under our covers or scroll through Tiktok and hope these problems solve themselves.”

Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $72 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects

Funding Comes From the Department of Transportation’s RAISE Grant Program Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Funding Supports Colorado’s Goal to Connect Over 99% of Coloradans with Affordable, High-Speed Internet Over the Next Five Years, Based on Bennet’s Bipartisan BRIDGE Act

Equality Act Bans Discrimination Against Queer And Trans People And Strengthens LGBTQ+ Rights

“Kids are in despair in our country,” said Bennet. “We can't simply hide under our covers or scroll through Tiktok and hope these problems solve themselves.”

Funding Comes From the Department of Transportation’s RAISE Grant Program Created by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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