Michael F. Bennet
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Recent News About Michael F. Bennet
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Historic Legislation to Protect LGBTQ+ Community
Equality Act Bans Discrimination Against Queer And Trans People And Strengthens LGBTQ+ Rights
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Bennet, Colleagues Urge EPA to Strengthen Methane Actions
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
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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
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Bennet, Bipartisan Colleagues Launch Bicameral Assisting Caregivers Today Caucus
On June 23, 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
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Bennet, Luján, Brown, Caraveo Introduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support
This week, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) alongside eight 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). Colorado U.S. Representative Yadira Caraveo will introduce companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Announce Funding From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Expand Internet to 41,000 Pueblo Homes and Small Businesses
On June 22, 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
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On Senate Floor, Bennet Makes the Case for a New Federal Body to Regulate Digital Platforms and AI
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
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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
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Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Coverage for Cancer Detection Technologies
On June 22, 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
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Access to Telehealth
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined a bipartisan group of 60 senators to reintroduce the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Call for Senate Action on CORE Act
CORE Act Protects Public Lands, Safeguards Outdoor Recreation, and Boosts Economy In Colorado
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Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Intelligence Authorization Act
Bennet-led Provisions Would Establish an Office of Global Competition Analysis to Strengthen American Tech Leadership, Close Gaps in U.S. Intelligence Capabilities
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Access to Contraception
Right to Contraception Act Protects the Right to Birth Control, Preventing Further Restrictions to Reproductive Rights in the Wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Decision
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Applaud Over $45M for Colorado Vital Services
56 Colorado Counties to Receive Payment In Lieu of Taxes Funding
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Bennet Introduces Bill to Protect Colorado Communities from Wildfire Smoke
Cleaner Air Spaces Act Would Make Air Filtration Units, Clean Air Centers More Accessible For Communities Affected By Wildfire Smoke
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Bennet, Brown, 39 Senate Colleagues Introduce Bill to Cut Taxes for Colorado Workers and Families
Working Families Tax Relief Act Would Restore Expanded Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit to Benefit 90 Percent of Colorado Parents
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Bennet Champions Restoring the Expanded Child Tax Credit in Fiery Remarks During Senate Finance Committee Hearing
On June 14, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, championed restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome $8.6 Million in Federal Funding to Support Colorado Amid Surge in Migrant Arrivals
Federal Funding Follows Senators’ Letter To DHS Secretary Mayorkas Last Month
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ICYMI: Bennet Highlights the Success of the Expanded Child Tax Credit, Recommits to Pushing Expansion Forward This Year
“For generations, we have treated America's children in poverty like they were someone else's kids,” said Bennet. “It's time to treat them like they're our own kids”
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ICYMI: Bennet, Cassidy Highlight Americas Act During Atlantic Council Conversation on Bringing Supply Chains Back to the Americas
In case you missed it, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) participated in a conversation yesterday during the Atlantic Council’s Latin America Center event, “Closer to Home: Bringing Supply Chains Back to the Americas”