Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and 25 of his Democratic colleagues announced the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020, new...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge VA to Prioritize Veterans’ Mental Health Care Amid Pandemic
Denver – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his colleagues sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging the agency to develop and implement...
Bennet Announces Legislation To Deliver Federal Relief Funding To Aid Local Governments During Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Sherrod Brown...
Bennet Announces $11.7 Million in Funding to Expand COVID-19 Testing Capabilities in Colorado
Washington, D.C.— Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $11.7 million through the Health Resources and...
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 Leads Senate Democrats in Calling on CDC to Remove Unnecessary Eligibility Requirements for Contact Tracing Positions
Washington, D.C – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led a group of nine Senate Democrats in calling on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reconsider its decision...
Bennet Leads Senate Democrats in Calling on VA to Develop COVID-19 Testing Strategy at Facilities Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led 17 Senate colleagues in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ramp up Coronavirus Disease 2019...
Bennet, Young Announce Major New Proposals to Support Hardest-Hit Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced bold new proposals to support the small- and mid-sized businesses most affected by the...
Bennet Releases Framework For Legislation Tying Expanded Unemployment Benefits To Public Health Emergency, Economic Conditions
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.), released a draft framework for...
Bennet, Gardner Call for Relief for States Grappling with Increased Demand for Medicaid Coverage Due to COVID-19
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging an increased federal match for state Medicaid programs...