Increased ICE presence at schools, courthouses, churches, and hospitals foments fear and deters immigrants from receiving an education, reporting domestic abuse and other crimes, and seeking social...
Bennet, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Stop Cruel And Neglectful Treatment Of Children At Border
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined a group of more than three dozen Senate Democrats in introducing the Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act. This new...
Bennet Calls on President Trump to Stop ICE Raids
Washington, D.C. – Amid reports that the Trump Administration’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to carry out nationwide raids across 10 major cities, including Denver,...
Bennet, Gardner Introduce Cybersecurity Legislation to Protect Energy Grid
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) introduced the Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act and the...
Bennet, Senate Democrats to Trump: Don’t Deport Military Families
Washington, D.C. – Following reports that the Trump Administration is ending protections against the deportation of military families whose loved ones are deployed, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael...
Bennet Demands Homeland Security Secretary Outline Plan to Remedy Unacceptable Conditions in Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. – Following a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report that revealed details of dire conditions endured by children and migrants at...
Bennet Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Resolution Congratulating U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, Colorado Players Lindsey Horan and Mallory Pugh on Historic Victory
Washington, D.C. – As thousands of fans cheered the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) at the ticker tape parade in New York City today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined...
Bennet Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Require Every Public Company to Disclose Climate-Related Risks
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a group of his Senate colleagues in reintroducing the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 to require public companies to...
Bennet Statement on Oral Arguments in Lawsuit to Overturn the Affordable Care Act
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the statement below following oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Texas v. United States, the Republican...
Bennet, Senate Colleagues: Census Should Stay On Schedule, Omit Citizenship Question
Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined a group of 28 senators led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in calling on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to meet the...