Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced new legislation to dramatically improve how rural communities can secure federal support to develop new projects and...
Bennet Welcomes $2.8 Million Federal Grant to Expand Rural Broadband in Northeast Colorado
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet welcomed $2.8 million in federal funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to support broadband deployment in...
Bennet Introduces Legislation to Extend Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced legislation to extend the Rural Community...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge FCC to Prioritize Rural Broadband
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and 45 of their Senate colleagues in urging the Federal...
Bennet, Gardner Announce $2.7 Million ReConnect Grant to Expand Broadband in Dove Creek
Denver – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, and Cory Gardner today announced that Emery Telecom will receive $2.7...
Bennet, Gardner Call for Financial Certainty for Rural Counties
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and 29 of their Senate colleagues requested that any end-of-year legislation include at least a two-year...
Bennet, Gardner Applaud Passage of Two Cybersecurity Bills to Protect Energy Grid Through Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded the committee’s passage of the...
Bennet, Gardner Introduce Legislation to Reauthorize PILT
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) joined a group of Western senators in introducing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Payment in Lieu...
Bennet Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Secure Rural Schools Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced he is a cosponsor of legislation to extend the U.S. Forest Service’s Secure Rural Schools and Self-Determination Program (SRS)...
Bennet, Finkenauer Unveil Plan to Help Close the “Digital Divide” for Rural America
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) introduced The Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 to reform how...
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