Press Releases

Bennet, Hoeven, Neguse, Armstrong, Spanberger Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Restore Forests and Grasslands, Reduce Wildfire Risk, and Protect Water Supplies

Bill Would Formally Authorize and Double Funding for USDA’s Popular Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership

May 13, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D), North Dakota U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R), Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D), North Dakota U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong (R), and Virginia U.S Representative Abigail Spanberger (D) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 to formally authorize the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership Initiative (Joint Chiefs) to better support forest and grassland restoration projects across public and private land.
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ICYMI: Bennet, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Review Relocation of U.S. Space Command Effect on Intelligence Community

Colorado Springs Gazette: “Adding Warner to the mix could get the issue more presidential attention”

May 12, 2021
This week, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged President Joe Biden to fully consider how the Trump Administration’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command from Colorado to Alabama may affect Intelligence Community dependencies and missions and the country’s ability to maintain superiority in space.
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Bennet, Warner Urge Biden Administration to Review Relocation of U.S. Space Command Effect on Intelligence Community

Request From the Members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Concerns Trump ’s January Decision to Move U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama

May 11, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, urged President Joe Biden to fully consider how the Trump Administration’s decision to relocate U.S. Space Command may affect Intelligence Community (IC) dependencies and missions and the country’s ability to maintain superiority in space.
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Bennet Announces Over $5.7 Billion in Funding to Help State, Local Economic Recovery Efforts in Colorado

Funding Passed in the American Rescue Plan Act Will Help State and Local Governments Rebuild and Recover from Economic Fallout of COVID-19

May 10, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced over $5.7 billion in funding for state and local governments in Colorado as they continue to rebuild and recover from the economic fallout of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Join Government Accountability Office Review of Space Command Move

Colorado Senators Will Receive Updates on Investigation, Provide Detail

May 07, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper officially joined Representative Lamborn in formally supporting the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review of the methodology and scoring used by the Department of the Air Force to determine the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command.
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ICYMI: LONGMONT TIMES-CALL: Michael Bennet visits Lyons, shares how Shelter Act could better prepare county for natural disaster

May 07, 2021
This week, the Longmont Times-Call and the Boulder Daily Camera highlighted Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet’s visit to Lyons, Colorado, where he discussed his bipartisan SHELTER Act, which would create a disaster mitigation tax credit for up to $5,000 per year for people who protect their homes and businesses from potential natural disasters.
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Bennet, Polis, Neguse, Local Leaders Welcome Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to Colorado, Tout Wildfire Recovery, Climate Resilience Efforts in Northern Colorado

May 07, 2021
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Colorado U.S. Representative Joe Neguse, and other state and local leaders showed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack the wildfire recovery and climate smart agriculture efforts happening across northern Colorado.
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