Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support State Medicaid Programs During Economic Crisis

Jul 02, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues introduced the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act as states face an economic downturn and Americans lose health care coverage due to job losses during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Bennet, Gardner, Romney, Sinema Introduce Legislation to Modernize Disease Detection to Help Stimulate Economy

The TEST Act Will Enhance Collaboration and Improve Federal Support for State and Local Public Health Departments

Jul 02, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) and U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced the Timely and Effective Systematic Testing (TEST) Act, sweeping legislation to strengthen the nation’s health preparedness efforts for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recovery and future pandemics by requiring a plan for diagnostic testing and public health system integration to better detect infectious diseases, prevent outbreaks, and avoid future economic shutdowns related to pandemics.

Bennet, Young Build Momentum for RESTART Act

Senators’ Bipartisan Proposal Would Support Hardest-Hit Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses Through Next 6 Months

Jul 02, 2020

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) continue to build momentum for their bipartisan Reviving the Economy Sustainably Towards a Recovery in Twenty-twenty (RESTART) Act to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.

Bennet Co-Sponsors Legislation to Support Wildland Firefighters during COVID-19 Pandemic

Jul 01, 2020

This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet co-sponsored the COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act, legislation to protect and support wildland firefighters during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic by providing universal testing and Workers’ Compensation for firefighters who contract the virus.

Bennet, Wicker, Stabenow, Colleagues Introduce LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Jul 01, 2020

Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.), introduced the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act.

Bennet Calls on Congress to Extend Expanded Unemployment Benefits

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Jul 01, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged Congress to extend expanded unemployment benefits to support American families as the public health and economic crisis continues.

Bennet, Wyden, Baldwin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Support Economic Recovery, Finance Six Months of Wages

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Jun 30, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Cory A. Booker (D-N.J.) introduced legislation to support the economic recovery by immediately financing six months of wages and supportive services for unemployed workers.

Bennet, Colleagues Criticize Trump EPA’s Failure to Listen to Experts and Protect Americans from Harmful Pollution

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Jun 30, 2020

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 13 Senate Democrats pushed back against Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler’s decision to ignore public health experts and insufficiently protect Americans from particulate matter (PM).

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Bridge Digital Divide by Deploying Affordable, High-Speed Broadband Nationwide

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Jun 30, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive Growth in the Economy (BRIDGE) Act of 2020 to deploy affordable, high-speed broadband networks nationwide.

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

Jun 29, 2020

Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 26 Senate Democrats introduced the Emergency Broadband Connections Act to ensure that millions of Americans can access essential broadband connections in the middle of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Press Releases

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support State Medicaid Programs During Economic Crisis

Bennet, Gardner, Romney, Sinema Introduce Legislation to Modernize Disease Detection to Help Stimulate Economy

The TEST Act Will Enhance Collaboration and Improve Federal Support for State and Local Public Health Departments

Bennet, Young Build Momentum for RESTART Act

Senators’ Bipartisan Proposal Would Support Hardest-Hit Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses Through Next 6 Months

Bennet Co-Sponsors Legislation to Support Wildland Firefighters during COVID-19 Pandemic

Bennet, Wicker, Stabenow, Colleagues Introduce LOCAL Infrastructure Act

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Bennet Calls on Congress to Extend Expanded Unemployment Benefits

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Bennet, Wyden, Baldwin, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Support Economic Recovery, Finance Six Months of Wages

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Bennet, Colleagues Criticize Trump EPA’s Failure to Listen to Experts and Protect Americans from Harmful Pollution

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Bridge Digital Divide by Deploying Affordable, High-Speed Broadband Nationwide

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Help Americans Keep Broadband Access During the Pandemic

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

The TEST Act Will Enhance Collaboration and Improve Federal Support for State and Local Public Health Departments

Senators’ Bipartisan Proposal Would Support Hardest-Hit Small- and Mid-Sized Businesses Through Next 6 Months

Legislation Would Restore Advance Refunding for Local Governments

Senator Warns if Benefits Expire, Millions of Americans Will Face Financial Hardship

Program Would Support Long-Term Economic Recovery by Providing Dollar-for-Dollar Federal Funding of State Jobs Programs When Unemployment Rate is Above 7 Percent

Senators: “Hundreds of thousands of lives could be lost every year if this proposal is finalized; lives that are disproportionately in low-income communities, communities of color, and Tribal and Indigenous communities.”

Senator’s BRIDGE Act of 2020 Would Provide Flexible Funding to States and Tribal Governments to Deploy “Future-Proof” Broadband Networks Able to Meet Communities' Needs for Years to Come

Legislation Provides Support to Workers Who Have Been Laid Off or Furloughed

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