Following a report that the Department of Defense (DoD) revised a January 2018 vulnerability assessment by removing references to climate change and key findings on the risks from sea level rise, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and nearly two dozen colleagues called on the administration to release the unpublished draft of the report and explain why the omissions were made.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 30 U.S. senators, today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at improving the quality of health care available to patients in rural areas.

Bennet, Senate Democrats Take Final Step Necessary to Force a Vote to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules

With 50 supporters for CRA resolution, Senators only need one more vote to restore open Internet order

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to restore enforceable net neutrality rules. Discharge petitions require signatures from 30 Senators to force a vote, and a simple majority is needed for passage.
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today received an update from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, and Forest Service Interim Chief Vicki Christiansen on the impact that the fire funding fix—which they secured in this year’s omnibus spending bill—will have on upcoming wildfire seasons.
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of Democratic colleagues, this week sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Nielsen expressing concerns about the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) plan to establish an internal oversight division to supervise the agency’s caseworkers and reports that such a unit may be used to discourage caseworkers from using discretion when deciding immigration cases.