Washington, D.C. – Today, as new data from the Census Bureau showed that child poverty dropped to a record low in 2021 in large part as a result of the expanded Child Tax Credit, U.S. Senators...
ICYMI: Bennet Touts Bipartisan Efforts to Expand Broadband Access and Close the Digital Divide At Telecommunications Conference
Denver — Yesterday, at the annual National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) conference in Denver, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted the progress...
Bennet, Crapo Lead Bipartisan Letter Requesting Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Denver — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) led a bipartisan group of 30 of their colleagues in urging U.S. Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Senate...
ICYMI: Bennet Discusses Historic Build Back Better Act on NPR’s Morning Edition
Listen to the Full Interview HERE Washington, D.C. — Last week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined National Public Radio’s Steve Inskeep to discuss his town hall and how the Build Back...
After Calls from Senator Bennet, USDA Raises Standards for High-Speed Broadband
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement welcoming an announcement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that its ReConnect Broadband...
Bennet Introduces Legislation to Help Modernize, Rebuild Small and Rural Hospitals
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Hospital Revitalization Act to support small hospitals across the country, especially in rural America, as they work to...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge HHS to Keep Major Cities from Draining Rural Healthcare Provider Relief Funds
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Angus King...
Bennet Announces Over $10 Million in Secure Rural Schools Payments for Colorado
Grand Junction - Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Colorado will receive more than $10 million to support public schools, roads, and other municipal services through the...
Bennet Announces $6 Million ReConnect Grant to Expand Broadband in Northwest Colorado
Estes Park – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is...
Bennet Welcomes $6.3 Million ReConnect Grant to Expand Broadband in Southwest Colorado
Alamosa – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...