Bennet Surveys Wildfire Damage in Grand County, Renews Call to Scale Up Forest and Watershed Restoration in the West

Senator’s Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act Included in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan Would Create Jobs, Save Money, and Sustain Economy

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet surveyed damage to a watershed that flows into Grand Lake and the Blue Ridge prescribed burn area in Grand County yesterday with representatives from Northern Water, Colorado River District, the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Grand County, the Town of Grand Lake, Three Lakes Watershed Association, Middle Park Conservation District, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed S. 914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, which includes a provision from his RESILIENT Act to require outreach to rural communities on water infrastructure financing and funding options. The bill now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Wounded Veterans Start a Family

The Veteran Families Health Services Act Would Repeal VA’s Outdated Ban on IVF for Veterans with Service-connected Injuries and Expand Adoption Options

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Veteran Families Health Services Act, comprehensive legislation that would, among other things, ensure that servicemembers’ and veterans’ fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and counseling, are included as part of the health benefits they’ve earned.