Michael F. Bennet Voting Record — U.S. Senate, CO

September 8, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Booker, Warnock, Van Hollen, Colleagues Demand HUD Reverse Changes Gutting Fair Housing Program - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senators demand that HUD reverse proposed changes to the Fair Housing Initiatives Program that would reduce funding to organizations handling the majority of housing discrimination complaints and prioritize new applicants over experienced fair housing organizations.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and 28 Senate colleagues to demand the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescind a series of proposed changes that would fundamentally undermine implementation of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP), which funds nonprofit organizations on the front lines of combating housing discrimination and enforcing fair housing protections nationwide. In their letter to HUD Secretary Scott Turner, the senators warned that HUD's Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 funding notices threaten to strip funding from organizations that handle more than 74 percent of housing discrimination complaints in the country. The senators blasted the new funding notices for bypassing the intent of Congress and fundamentally reshaping the program. The changes lock out experienced fair housing organizations, prioritize first-time applicants over groups with proven track records, and abandon organizations that have protected Americans from discrimination for decades. “Dedicated local fair housing organizations, functioning on small budgets, provide an indispensable service for so many Americans: disabled veterans who require reasonable accommodations in housing, seniors and people with disabilities who need accessible housing, families with children turned away illegally from renting a home, women who are experiencing sexual harassment from landlords, survivors of domestic violence who have been improperly evicted, and victims of racial and other forms of unlawful discrimination,” wrote the senators. The senators noted that this latest move is part of a pattern: the Trump administration has repeatedly tried to dismantle fair housing protections, including failed attempts to terminate FHIP grants and proposing to eliminate the program's funding altogether, despite strong bipartisan support in Congress. The senators called on Secretary Turner to immediately rescind and reissue the FY25 and FY26 FHIP funding notices in line with federal law and longstanding program standards. They also demanded HUD turn over information by August 10, 2026 on how the new funding process was developed and implemented, including internal analyses, communications with potential recipients, and any future changes planned for fair housing policy. In addition to Bennet, Booker, Warnock, and Van Hollen, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.), Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeffrey A. Merkley (D-Ore.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) signed the letter. In December 2025, Bennet introduced the More Homes on the Market Act, a bill to make housing more available and affordable by incentivizing homeowners to sell their homes and increasing market supply. In November 2025, Bennet urged Secretary Turner to immediately halt reported plans to make drastic changes to the Continuum of Care program, which could result in nearly 200,000 Americans being forced out of their housing and back into homelessness. In August 2025, Bennet demanded answers from Secretary Turner on cuts to agency staff and the lease termination of the HUD Denver Regional Office. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. We write to express deep concerns regarding recent actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) that would undermine the implementation of the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP). On July 2, 2026, HUD proposed a series of sweeping changes that if fully implemented, could shutter the doors of local fair housing organizations that handle more than 74 percent of the housing discrimination complaints across the country. On July 2, 2026, HUD released four notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for FY 25 and FY 26 FHIP funding. For FY 25, HUD makes no funding available for the Education and Outreach Initiative (EOI) and Private Enforcement Initiatives (PEI), two programs that have been central to FHIP NOFOs for many years, which would essentially block FY 25 money from going to local fair housing organizations. For FY 26, while HUD provides funding for the EOI and PEI components of FHIP in line with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, HUD has made any organization that received FY 23 or FY 24 PEI awards ineligible for FY 26 PEI funds. Further, all four NOFOs give considerable preference to new, first time FHIP applicants, further penalizing existing grantees who have an expertise in doing this work in a cost-effective manner in local communities. These significant changes run counter to the intent of Congress that consistently appropriates funds for these essential programs and services in a bipartisan manner. This latest effort is on the heels of the Trump Administration’s failed attempts last year to dismantle fair housing protections. HUD was sued regarding the attempted termination of FHIP grants in 2025, and in a strong rebuke of HUD’s position, a federal judge ordered the reinstatement of terminated FHIP awards. Then when HUD refused to use FY 24 FHIP funding to award new grants and administer existing multi-year awards, a federal judge once again stepped in and noted that HUD’s argument that it could not be compelled to award the funds “is not the law.” The Trump administration has also targeted local fair housing groups through the budget process, requesting no funding for the FHIP program for FY 26. However, the FHIP program was funded by Congress for FY 26 with strong bipartisan support. The Trump administration again requested no funding for the FHIP program for FY 27. Meanwhile, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) continues to create delays in the apportionment process. OMB did not apportion the FY 25 FHIP funding until November 20, 2025. No funds were apportioned for the FY 26 Fair Housing Activities account, which includes FHIP, at the start of FY 26 as required by OMB’s own guidance and standard practice, and it was not until July 28, 2026 that OMB finally issued any apportionments for FY 26 Fair Housing Activities. OMB’s own guidance requires agencies to submit apportionments within 10 days of enactment, and most other HUD accounts have received apportionments since the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 over six months ago. Time and time again, federal courts and bipartisan coalitions in Congress have rejected the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine fair housing protections for American families. Dedicated local fair housing organizations, functioning on small budgets, provide an indispensable service for so many Americans: disabled veterans who require reasonable accommodations in housing, seniors and people with disabilities who need accessible housing, families with children turned away illegally from renting a home, women who are experiencing sexual harassment from landlords, survivors of domestic violence who have been improperly evicted, and victims of racial and other forms of unlawful discrimination. Rather than protecting the rights of all of these people and more, HUD is redirecting $25 million into one large award to target state and local government agencies that have programs to “prevent[] displacement and/or increase[e] housing choice” by developing complaints against them and referring them to HUD, and heavily preferencing this award to universities with ABA approved law schools. The funding notice also suggests the recipient should use these funds appropriated for local fair housing enforcement to support “property owners” and “landlords.” Put simply, it appears that HUD is attempting to convert a longstanding program that efficiently and effectively makes fair housing real in so many communities into a fund to reward the administration’s political allies and further its political objectives. The day after these funding notices were issued, HUD Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor sent an internal email that raised further significant questions and concerns. The email described an “organizational transformation” related to HUD’s administration of fair housing laws and that “[m]ore will be revealed in due course.” Mr. Trainor’s email referenced the words of President Trump in calling this organizational transformation of fair housing part of a “noble tradition” of “Anglo-Saxons” and the “first Americans.” The Fair Housing Act protects all Americans, regardless of their race or national origin, and Mr. Trainor’s remarks reasonably call into question his commitment to this fundamental aspect of his statutory position created by the Fair Housing Act. Given the devastating effect on local communities that HUD’s unprecedented repurposing of FHIP grants will have, we ask that you rescind HUD’s FY 25 and FY 26 FHIP NOFOs immediately and re-issue notices consistent with the historical standards and laws governing the program, ensuring that private, nonprofit fair housing organizations are eligible to compete for FY 25 and FY 26 funding. Also, given the effects that HUD’s funding notices and other actions are expected to have on the agency’s mission and operations, we ask that you provide the following information by August 17, 2026:

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August 27, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Hickenlooper, Luján Demand Trump Administration Comply with Injunction to Ensure Prompt Approvals of Wind and Solar Energy Projects - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senators Bennet, Hickenlooper, and Luján demand that the Department of Interior comply with a federal court injunction requiring prompt approval of wind and solar energy projects, arguing that the DOI's delays violate the court order, increase energy costs, and harm grid reliability.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee’s Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, led Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to demand that the Department of Interior (DOI) comply with a preliminary injunction to ensure covered wind and solar permitting reviews are conducted promptly without illegal bureaucratic roadblocks. In July 2025, the DOI released an order requiring Secretary Burgum’s personal approval for routine wind and solar energy project permitting decisions, which led to massive delays in power projects across the West. In November 2025, Bennet, Hickenlooper, and Luján sent a letter demanding answers to the DOI’s order and highlighting its harmful effects to energy prices and reliability, but never received a response. In April 2026, the U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction to prohibit the DOI and its officials from applying the July 2025 order and other internal DOI orders that make wind and solar permitting processes needlessly delayed and difficult while the court case proceeds. Since then, numerous wind and solar developers report that DOI personnel have illegally continued to force project applicants to repeatedly document and prove their eligibility for these court protections. “[…] Applicants also report that DOI staff have received little or no internal guidance regarding implementation of the Court's injunction. These reports are not isolated or short-lived: developers continue to describe these delays more than three months after the injunction took effect, indicating an ongoing pattern of noncompliance rather than a transitional implementation issue. DOI’s actions are creating severe regulatory uncertainty, threatening to permanently sideline projects at a time when Western families, farmers, and businesses are facing rising energy demand and higher costs,” wrote the senators. “Western states depend on reliable and affordable energy to keep our grid secure and our economies competitive. Wind and solar are the least expensive and fastest-to-deploy sources of new electricity generation available. Dragging out permitting timelines in direct violation of a federal court order is not only illegal, but it also needlessly stalls private investment and drives up household energy costs. Furthermore, your recent testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee, where you reportedly rejected the premise of the ruling and called it “absurd” for a judge to dictate internal processes, raises concerns. While DOI has the right to appeal, it is legally obligated to comply with the injunction. Moreover, impeding the deployment of the lowest-cost energy sources directly undermines the administration’s stated goals of unleashing American energy and ensuring affordability,” continued the senators. Bennet has continuously fought to protect funding for Colorado’s energy projects and condemn partisan project reversals under the Trump administration. In July 2026, Bennet joined Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and the entire Senate Democratic caucus in demanding that Director Vought immediately rescind the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed power grab over federal grants and awards. In May 2026, Bennet joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Schumer, and 18 of their Senate colleagues to introduce legislation to protect public scientific research and reports from the influence of political and special interests. In October 2025, Bennet issued a statement following the Trump administration’s targeted cancellation of billions of dollars in funding for energy projects across the country. That same week, Bennet led the Democratic Colorado Delegation in demanding answers from Secretary Wright on the Department of Energy’s abrupt cancellation of $7.56 billion in energy project funding, including over $600 million in funding for 38 Colorado-affiliated projects. Additionally, Bennet joined Murray, Heinrich, and 34 Senate colleagues in sending a letter demanding that Secretary Wright and Director Vought restore funding for all 223 energy projects in Democrat-led states that were unlawfully canceled. In November 2025, Bennet also demanded answers from Secretary Burgum on DOI’s recent order requiring Secretary Burgum’s personal approval for routine wind and solar energy project permitting decisions. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. We write to express serious concerns regarding reports of the Department of Interior’s (DOI) failure to fully comply with the U.S. District Court’s April 21, 2026 preliminary injunction in Renew Northeast v. U.S. Department of the Interior, No. 1:25-cv-13961 (D. Mass.). In November 2025, we sent you a letter with questions regarding one of the DOI memos addressed in the case, but never received a response. While this injunction took immediate effect and remains in force, reports from industry participants raise serious questions regarding whether DOI has fully complied with the Court’s injunction. As you know, the Court’s injunction explicitly prohibits DOI and its officials from applying the DOI Review Procedures Memorandum, the Wind and Solar Fish and Wildlife Service database Ban, Section 4 of the DOI Land Order, Section 4(c) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memorandum, and M-Opinion 37086. The Court clearly intended for the covered wind and solar permitting reviews to proceed to timely decisions without these needless bureaucratic roadblocks. Yet, wind and solar developers continue to report that DOI personnel are forcing covered project applicants to repeatedly document and prove their eligibility for these protections, despite the fact that plaintiffs previously provided DOI with a list of covered members. Applicants also report that DOI staff have received little or no internal guidance regarding implementation of the Court's injunction. These reports are not isolated or short-lived: developers continue to describe these delays more than three months after the injunction took effect, indicating an ongoing pattern of noncompliance rather than a transitional implementation issue. DOI’s actions are creating severe regulatory uncertainty, threatening to permanently sideline projects at a time when Western families, farmers, and businesses are facing rising energy demand and higher costs. Western states depend on reliable and affordable energy to keep our grid secure and our economies competitive. Wind and solar are the least expensive and fastest-to-deploy sources of new electricity generation available. Dragging out permitting timelines in direct violation of a federal court order is not only illegal, but it also needlessly stalls private investment and drives up household energy costs. Furthermore, your recent testimony before the House Natural Resources Committee, where you reportedly rejected the premise of the ruling and called it “absurd” for a judge to dictate internal processes, raises concerns. While DOI has the right to appeal, it is legally obligated to comply with the injunction. Moreover, impeding the deployment of the lowest-cost energy sources directly undermines the administration’s stated goals of unleashing American energy and ensuring affordability. To ensure compliance with the law and restore certainty to energy developers and Western stakeholders, we request answers to the following questions: We respectfully request a written response to these questions no later than September 1, 2026. We urge you to follow the law and comply with federal court orders to ensure that federal permitting supports, rather than undermines, an affordable and secure energy future.

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August 26, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Hickenlooper Colleagues Demand Answers from Trump Administration About ICE Conduct, TSA Cooperation at DIA & Other Airports - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senators express concern about ICE enforcement actions at airports conducted with TSA cooperation, arguing these actions create fear in communities, disrupt travel and tourism, and are inconsistent with humane immigration policy.

Denver— Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen and six of their Senate colleagues to demand answers from the Trump administration about recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions in airports. This inquiry comes after a string of incidents nationwide, in which ICE agents – with apparent cooperation from TSA – have targeted people at airports, including at Denver International Airport. “We write to express our serious concerns regarding recent immigration enforcement actions at airports across the nation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the apparent assistance and support of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Such actions create fear in our communities and cause disruption and distress to the traveling public,” wrote the senators. “Unfortunately, recent reporting by the New York Times indicates that troubling events like these are occurring frequently across the nation at America’s airports. Such actions have only served to disrupt local communities, create fear among immigrant families, and undermine the travel and tourism sector by actively discouraging travelers from visiting the United States. They hurt our nation’s travel and tourism industry at a time when it is trying to rebound from a 5.5% decline in international tourism in 2025 that occurred due to President Trump’s misguided tariff, immigration, and foreign policies,” continued the senators. Bennet has consistently fought against the Trump administration’s inhumane immigration policies. This month, Bennet and Congressman Jason Crow (D-Colo.) led all Democrats in the Colorado Congressional delegation to call on the GEO Group to comply with public health orders issued by the Adams County Health Department and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment related to an active tuberculosis case at the ICE detention facility in Aurora. Bennet and his staff have joined Crow and his congressional office in conducting consistent oversight visits to the Aurora detention facility throughout the current administration. In their most recent visit on August 14th, staff at the facility said there were no active cases of tuberculosis. This month, Bennet also joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) to introduce the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prevent federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise carry out the Trump administration’s finalized “public charge” rule. In July 2026, Bennet joined U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 37 of their Senate colleagues in calling for stronger accountability measures for ICE officers. In May 2026, Bennet introduced three bills aimed at reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including ICE and Customs and Border Protection: the Keeping Immigrants and Destinations Safe (KIDS) Act; the Training, Responsibility, Uniforms, and Standards for Transparency (TRUST) Act; and the Oversight, Protection, and Enforcement Notification (OPEN) Act. In March 2026, Bennet issued a statement when Trump fired former Secretary Noem, and emphasized that DHS must undergo a complete overhaul. In January 2026, Bennet joined his colleagues in introducing the Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results Act, legislation to redirect nearly $75 billion in funding passed in the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act from ICE and send it instead to local law enforcement programs to help hire and train 200,000 local police officers in communities across the country. In November 2025, Bennet joined his colleagues in introducing the bicameral Restoring Access to Detainees Act, legislation to ensure DHS allows noncitizens who have been detained to contact their legal counsel and families. In August 2025, he joined the Immigration Enforcement Identification Safety Act to prohibit immigration enforcement officials from wearing masks and to require them to wear visible identification. In February 2025, Bennet joined his Senate colleagues to introduce the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would reinstate DHS’ long-standing policies to prevent ICE from making arrests at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and places of worship. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. Dear Secretary Mullin, Administrator Cummins, and Acting Director Venturella: We write to express our serious concerns regarding recent immigration enforcement actions at airports across the nation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with the apparent assistance and support of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Such actions create fear in our communities and cause disruption and distress to the traveling public. It is further alarming to read recent reports that ICE and TSA have a formal agreement to share passenger information with each other, which could be used in immigration enforcement at airports. We therefore request that you provide Congress and the American people details about any information sharing agreements that are in place between ICE and TSA and ask the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies, ICE and TSA, to let us know what concrete steps you are taking to ensure all immigration enforcement agents conducting operations at airports operate solely based on active judicial warrants, wear and utilize body cameras, wear and display clear identifying information, and refrain from wearing masks, which shield ICE from accountability for abuses and instill fear in travelers. Just a few weeks ago, masked and plain-clothed ICE officers attempted to violently arrest an elderly man at the Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS), without any identification, before running off following public intervention. Even more recently, ICE arrested a pregnant woman at the same airport, separating her from her fiancé. News reports indicate similar enforcement operations are taking place at Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Denver International Airport (DEN), and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) as well. Additionally, the recent detention of several Marylanders, including a medical researcher and former Fulbright scholar and a pharmacy professor, both asylum-seekers traveling domestically with lawful documentation, raises serious concerns that ICE’s expanded presence at airports is subjecting law-abiding individuals to detention. Unfortunately, recent reporting by the New York Times indicates that troubling events like these are occurring frequently across the nation at America’s airports. Such actions have only served to disrupt local communities, create fear among immigrant families, and undermine the travel and tourism sector by actively discouraging travelers from visiting the United States. They hurt our nation’s travel and tourism industry at a time when it is trying to rebound from a 5.5% decline in international tourism in 2025 that occurred due to President Trump’s misguided tariff, immigration, and foreign policies. Additionally, these actions are increasingly targeting individuals who have expired visas, even though many such individuals often have a legitimate pending application for a visa extension or renewal with USCIS. With a backlog of nearly 12 million visa applications at USCIS, visa processing delays are impacting the ability for USCIS to process a variety of visas, employment authorization documents (EAD) applications, and renewals in a timely manner, meaning that a person can have an expired visa with a legitimate pending application yet still be detained by ICE at an airport due to visa processing delays that are out of their control. News reports also indicate that according to a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) recently obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, ICE and TSA have a formal framework to coordinate the sharing, storage, and management of passengers’ sensitive information. This is particularly concerning because Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill claimed during congressional testimony she gave in January 2026 that TSA does not send information to ICE; however, the MOA appears to directly contradict that statement. Of similar concern, when just last month then TSA Administrator nominee David Cummins was asked about the conduct of ICE agents at America’s airports in questions for his nomination hearing, he did not even attempt to answer how he would or would not work with ICE if confirmed to the role. With all this in mind, we request your response to several questions regarding the operating relationship between ICE and TSA and the type of information that is being shared between the agencies. We look forward to a prompt response to this inquiry. We look forward to your prompt response to these questions. Thank you for your attention to this important matter.

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August 24, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet Leads Entire Colorado Congressional Delegation in Support of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Request for Colorado Wildfires - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: The Colorado congressional delegation supports the Governor's request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for counties affected by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires, citing the need for federal assistance programs to support recovery and long-term resilience in affected communities.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Representative Jeff Hurd, led the entire Colorado Congressional delegation – Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, Jason Crow, Lauren Boebert, Jeff Crank, and Gabe Evans – in a letter to President Trump expressing strong support for Governor Jared Polis’ request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties in Colorado. This request comes in response to more than $18 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency validated damages from Colorado’s Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires. In June, Colorado experienced two large, destructive fires within 48 hours, the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire, due to prime wildfire conditions including high winds, extreme heat, and prolonged drought. These fires burned over 140,000 acres collectively across Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties and destroyed hundreds of homes and structures and energy and water infrastructure. The burn scars left by these fires also contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that led to one fatality in Beulah, Colorado. Summer is peak tourism season for Colorado, and the fires and subsequent flooding caused major disruptions to transportation, lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. They also damaged the operations of agricultural producers who lost livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. Several rural communities were also affected by road closures, which made accessing work, school, healthcare, or essential services extremely difficult. State and federal emergency response officials state that they expect disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season. “Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure,” wrote the lawmakers. “[…] a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration,” concluded the lawmakers. Bennet has actively fought against President Trump’s decision to deny Major Disaster Declarations for the Lee and Elk Fires in August 2025 and Southwest Colorado flooding in October 2025. This month, Bennet called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to launch immediate investigations into the Trump administration’s use of federal agencies, grants, and personnel to carry out the President’s political vendetta against Colorado, including the denial of federal disaster funding for the Lee and Elk Fires and Southwest Colorado flooding. In January 2026, Bennet led the full Colorado Congressional delegation in support of Governor Jared Polis’ appeal to Trump’s decision to deny Major Disaster Declarations for the Lee and Elk Fires as well as Southwest Colorado flooding. As Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, Bennet has made wildfire resilience, forest health, and watershed protection a central focus of his work for Colorado. This month, he led Senators Hickenlooper, Mike Lee, and John Curtis to introduce a bipartisan resolution honoring this season's wildfire casualties and all those who serve on the front lines of wildland firefighting efforts in the United States. Bennet and Hickenlooper also introduced the Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response and Coordination Act to mitigate the growing mountain pine beetle outbreak in Colorado. In February 2025, Bennet reintroduced the Protect the West Act to make a $60 billion investment in forest health and watershed restoration. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. We strongly support Governor Jared Polis’ request on August 23, 2026, for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration with Public and Individual Assistance for Custer and Pueblo Counties, Colorado, in response to the Aspen Acres Fire and Public Assistance for Ouray County in response to the Gold Mountain Fire. Both fires burned during June, July, and August 2026. As part of this request, Governor Polis has also requested the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program for the affected counties. In June 2026, extreme heat, prolonged drought, and high winds up to 100 miles per hour contributed to two mega fires in Colorado within 48 hours. The Gold Mountain Fire burned approximately 40,000 acres in Ouray County, Colorado, and the Aspen Acres Fire burned over 102,000 acres across Custer County and Pueblo County, Colorado. Together, these fires destroyed drinking water and electric utility infrastructure, and over 800 structures and 324 homes. The burn scars from both fires contributed to significant post-fire flooding and debris flows that destroyed additional homes, buildings, and electric, water, and transportation infrastructure. On August 16, a significant rain event resulted in one fatality in Beulah, Colorado. Both fires occurred immediately before the Fourth of July during the summer’s peak tourism season, disrupting lodging, recreation, hospitality, outfitter, and guide businesses. Repeated fire, flood, and debris flow closures have limited visitation and disrupted tourism along the U.S. 550 corridor in Ouray and San Juan Counties, and in Beulah, Rye, and Westcliffe, Colorado. State and federal emergency response officials expect these disruptions to continue through the remainder of the summer season, with flood warnings and business closures continuing to cause cancellations while agricultural producers lose livestock, fencing, and grazing lands. In already isolated rural communities, the ongoing road closures are limiting access to work, schools, pharmacies, medical care, and other essential services. Governor Polis has requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire. With over $17 million in validated damages, and with significant gaps in private insurance coverage, the Aspen Acres Fire meets the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s threshold for both Public and Individual Assistance. Losses incurred due to the Gold Mountain Fire meet FEMA’s threshold for Public Assistance. Successful recovery is essential to restoring the counties’ economies, which depend on clean drinking water, tourism, agriculture, outdoor recreation, and hunting and fishing. Without additional support, residents could face potentially insurmountable barriers to rebuilding homes and businesses, increased drinking water and electric utility costs, and the loss of important habitat and grazing lands. In addition, these communities face ongoing hazards from the post-fire burn scars, including debris, burned trees, and threats to water quality and drinking water infrastructure. As you are aware, a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration unlocks federal assistance programs, including Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, that are indispensable to recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience. These communities urgently need federal relief to rebuild. We thank you in advance for your expedited review and approval of the Governor’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration.

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August 20, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet Demands Senate Investigation Into Trump’s Weaponization of the Federal Government Against Colorado - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senator Bennet calls for a Senate investigation into the Trump administration's alleged coordinated use of federal agencies to punish Colorado in an effort to coerce the state into pardoning a state prisoner, characterizing these actions as unconstitutional weaponization of federal power that undermines federalism and democratic norms.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to launch immediate investigations into the Trump administration’s use of federal agencies, grants, and personnel to carry out the President’s political vendetta against Colorado. The call for the Senate to investigate the role the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Transportation as well as the Office of Management and Budget played follows new evidence that the White House coordinated efforts to punish Colorado and its residents in an effort to secure Tina Peters’ release. “The Trump Administration’s coordinated weaponization of the federal bureaucracy – intended to compel Colorado to pardon an individual convicted of state crimes in state court – is unprecedented, and strikes at the core of our democracy and our Constitution’s federal architecture,” wrote Bennet. As part of an ongoing lawsuit, new evidence revealed an email sent by a White House special assistant inviting federal employees from five federal agencies and offices to a “brainstorm call” to “discuss immediate actions that [their agency] can take with respect to Colorado.” The email was sent just hours before Trump attacked Colorado leadership for not releasing former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters from state prison. Peters was found guilty by a jury of her peers of four state felonies and three misdemeanors related to election interference. “Allowing this unconstitutional overreach to go unchallenged sets a dangerous precedent, and unsettles the relationship between states and the federal government. No state should be subject to punitive measures for decisions that simply happen to go against a sitting president’s desires – and no American should be denied relief from floods and wildfires, or see their opportunity for clean water ripped away, simply because they happen to live in a state at odds with a given administration,” wrote Bennet. In the days following the December email, the Trump administration took a series of actions targeting Colorado. It cut grant funding; denied two requests for disaster relief related to the Lee and Elk fires and flooding in Southwest Colorado; threatened SNAP benefits for more than 100,000 Colorado families; and sought to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. In the final days of the year, Trump issued the first veto of his second presidential term, blocking bipartisan legislation that would have completed the long-promised Arkansas Valley Conduit and delivered clean drinking water to 50,000 Coloradans. “The President – unable to accomplish his objective legally – resorted to a campaign of coercion. But the nature of this assault is not confined to Colorado alone. Today, no state, and no citizen, can assume they are safe from similar methods of intimidation. That should concern us all,” wrote Bennet. Bennet has consistently fought against Trump’s weaponization of the federal government. In January, Bennet led the entire Colorado delegation in support of Governor Jared Polis’ appeal to Trump’s targeted denial of Major Disaster Declarations for the Lee and Elk Fires and the Southwest Colorado flooding. He then introduced legislation to ensure that no President could deny disaster aid as part of a political vendetta. In January, Bennet spoke on the Senate floor for nearly an hour to highlight the importance of NCAR. On the final day of 2025, Bennet and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) slammed Trump for vetoing their bipartisan Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act. In December 2025, Bennet and Hickenlooper issued a joint statement in response to reports that the Trump administration plans to dismantle the NCAR in Boulder and cancel millions in transportation and energy grants designated for Colorado. In October 2025, he issued a statement following the Trump administration’s targeted cancellation of billions of dollars in funding for energy projects across the country. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Schumer: I write to request that the relevant committees of the United States Senate immediately investigate the use of federal departments, federal grants, and federal employees to systematically punish the State of Colorado and its residents. The Trump Administration’s coordinated weaponization of the federal bureaucracy – intended to compel Colorado to pardon an individual convicted of state crimes in state court – is unprecedented, and strikes at the core of our democracy and our Constitution’s federal architecture. As you know, last week, a pending lawsuit revealed new evidence confirming the White House’s willful targeting of Colorado. In an email, sent at 2:43am on December 15, 2025, a White House special assistant directed individuals from the Departments of Transportation, Agriculture, Interior, Energy, and the Office of Management and Budget to join a “brainstorm call” to discuss “immediate actions that [their agencies] can take with respect to Colorado.” This email was a clear and direct continuation of President Trump’s effort to secure former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters’ release from state prison, after a jury of her peers found her guilty of four state felonies and multiple misdemeanors. President Trump raised the issue again within hours of the email being sent, criticizing Colorado Governor Jared Polis for not allowing “our wonderful Tina to come out of a jail, in a high intensity jail, because she caught people cheating on an election that they said she was cheating.” Over the following days, the Trump Administration cut grant funding to Colorado, denied two requests for disaster relief aid, scrutinized the State’s food stamp program, and attempted to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. This barrage culminated in President Trump’s decision to veto bipartisan legislation that would have completed the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a pipeline project to deliver clean drinking water to 50,000 Coloradans. It was the first veto of his second term. Presidential administrations are entitled to advance their political priorities – part of the presidency’s power is the ability to direct the executive branch in a manner that aligns with their policy preferences. But that authority does not and has never included the absolute ability to dictate terms to states, which retain elements of sovereignty in their own right. This is a fundamental precept of our federalist system of government, and is especially true in the realm of state sentences and state convictions handed down by state courts. Moreover, the case at issue here offers no room for claims of federal preemption. There is no policy difference being adjudicated that pits Colorado against the federal government, nor has Congress passed legislation that would override state law. Instead, the Administration is attempting to use the overwhelming power of the executive branch – grant determinations and disaster aid, nutrition benefits and the location of federal facilities – to force action that is inarguably within Colorado’s exclusive sphere of authority. Allowing this unconstitutional overreach to go unchallenged sets a dangerous precedent, and unsettles the relationship between states and the federal government. No state should be subject to punitive measures for decisions that simply happen to go against a sitting president’s desires – and no American should be denied relief from floods and wildfires, or see their opportunity for clean water ripped away, simply because they happen to live in a state at odds with a given administration. The President – unable to accomplish his objective legally – resorted to a campaign of coercion. But the nature of this assault is not confined to Colorado alone. Today, no state, and no citizen, can assume they are safe from similar methods of intimidation. That should concern us all. The Senate must investigate this coordinated effort when we return in September. Coloradans, and all Americans, deserve to know the truth.

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August 20, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Crow Lead Colorado Democrats Calling on GEO to Comply with Public Health Orders - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Bennet and Crow call on the GEO Group to comply with public health orders from state and local authorities regarding a tuberculosis case at an ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado, and demand transparency and cooperation with health investigations.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Jason Crow (D-Colo.) led all Democrats in the Colorado Congressional delegation to call on the GEO Group to comply with public health orders issued by the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) related to an active tuberculosis case at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Aurora. GEO failed to comply with CDPHE’s August 17 deadline, asking them to hand over information related to a tuberculosis case confirmed at the facility in June. GEO has also failed to comply with the Adams County order that was issued on June 25, raising concerns that state and local public health officials have been unable to investigate potential exposures and ensure the health and well-being of Coloradans. In their letter, the lawmakers express concern that the GEO Group is “refusing to cooperate” with ACHD and CDPHE, preventing officials from independently verifying “that everyone potentially exposed [to tuberculosis] was appropriately identified, tested, evaluated, and connected with necessary treatment or follow-up.” “Public health officials need full transparency–not summary statements–to investigate because this threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community. We demand the GEO Group comply with the PHOs issued by ACHD and CDPHE and encourage the resumption of cooperation with state and local officials so experts can address any public health risk at the facility in a timely manner. It is only by acting in concert, through rigorous and continuous oversight at the federal, state, and local level, that we can protect the health and well-being of detainees, facility personnel, and the broader community,” wrote the lawmakers. Bennet and his staff have joined Crow and his congressional office in conducting consistent oversight visits to the Aurora detention facility throughout the current administration. In their most recent visit on August 14th, staff at the facility said there were no active cases of tuberculosis. Earlier this month, Bennet joined colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers following last month’s shooting by a GEO Group employee near the ICE detention facility in Aurora that left one person injured. In May, Bennet introduced four bills aimed at reforming DHS, including ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP): the Keeping Immigrants and Destinations Safe (KIDS) Act; the Training, Responsibility, Uniforms, and Standards for Transparency (TRUST) Act; and the Oversight, Protection, and Enforcement Notification (OPEN) Act. He also joined his colleagues to introduce the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act to protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their parents. In January, Bennet joined his colleague to introduce the Providing Useful Budgets for Localities to Invest in Cops by Substituting Appropriations from Federal Enforcement To Yield Results (PUBLIC SAFETY) Act, legislation to redirect nearly $75 billion in funding passed in the Republican budget bill from ICE and send it instead to local law enforcement programs to help hire and train 200,000 local police officers in communities across the country. In November 2025, he joined his colleagues in introducing the bicameral Restoring Access to Detainees Act, legislation to ensure DHS allows noncitizens who have been detained to contact their legal counsel and families. In August 2025, he joined the Immigration Enforcement Identification Safety Act to prohibit immigration enforcement officials from wearing masks and to require them to wear visible identification. In February 2025, Bennet joined his Senate colleagues to introduce the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, which would reinstate DHS’ long-standing policies to prevent ICE from making arrests at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals, and places of worship. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. We write to express profound concern with the lack of transparency in response to public health and safety issues at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora, Colorado, operated by the GEO Group. Through consistent oversight visits and good-faith engagement with local facility personnel, our offices have worked to address prior public health and safety concerns at this facility. However, mounting bureaucratic hurdles threaten our ability to conduct oversight. At the same time, the GEO Group is refusing to cooperate with the State of Colorado and Adams County, despite a long-standing history of cooperation between the facility and Colorado public health officials. Most recently, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Adams County Health Department (ACHD), and Denver Health have attempted to respond to a confirmed active tuberculosis case involving an individual at the facility after receiving a positive lab result on June 21, 2026. Despite repeated requests for additional information, state and local public health officials have been unable to independently verify that everyone potentially exposed was appropriately identified, tested, evaluated, and connected with necessary treatment or follow-up. On June 25, 2026, ACHD issued a Public Health Order (PHO) to conduct a disease control investigation in response to the confirmed tuberculosis case. The PHO, in part, relies on longstanding state and local authority to “use every available means to investigate immediately and ascertain the existence of all reported or suspected cases of active tuberculosis.” On August 13, 2026, CDPHE issued a PHO to direct the GEO Group to provide information to CDPHE and the Denver Health Tuberculosis Clinic needed for a public health investigation. The deadline to submit information outlined in that order has now passed and the GEO Group declined to comply. The refusal to cooperate fully with requests from ACHD, CDPHE, and Denver Health belies a history of cooperation in which the facility’s medical team has previously met regularly with ACHD and Denver Health to share relevant epidemiological and medical information, and to coordinate access when needed, in order to investigate specific public health issues. This constructive cooperation is essential to ensuring the health and well-being of individuals held in detention at this facility. Public health officials need full transparency – not summary statements – to investigate because this threatens the safety of detained individuals, facility staff, and our surrounding community. We demand the GEO Group comply with the PHOs issued by ACHD and CDPHE and encourage the resumption of cooperation with state and local officials so experts can address any public health risk at the facility in a timely manner. It is only by acting in concert, through rigorous and continuous oversight at the federal, state, and local level, that we can protect the health and well-being of detainees, facility personnel, and the broader community.

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August 19, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet Joins Legislation to Codify Women’s Right to Serve in Combat - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senator Bennet supports legislation to codify women's right to serve in combat roles and ensure military qualification standards are gender-neutral and job-based rather than subject to gender-based exclusion.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined the Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act, legislation led by Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IlI.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This legislation reinforces the principle upon which the U.S. military relies: standards must be based on the demands of the job, not gender. Maintaining rigorous, gender-neutral standards is particularly critical in light of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s decision to order a study examining “the effectiveness of women in combat jobs,” despite there being no evidence that the presence of women in combat units lowers standards. “Our military’s strength is rooted in the selfless sacrifice and bravery of all troops in all roles,” said Bennet. “To ensure that our Armed Forces maintain readiness, it is critical that decisions on qualification be based on gender-neutral and scientifically-based standards, not sexist partisanship. This legislation will ensure those who answer the call to service, regardless of their gender, are judged on performance and ability, not Hegseth’s regressive biases.” “From blocking the promotions of qualified servicewomen to ordering an unnecessary study re-examining what a decade of service has already proven, it’s clear that Secretary Hegseth is more interested in attacking women service members than he is in protecting the security of our nation. Building and maintaining the strongest military in the world depends on giving every qualified servicemember a fair chance to meet the required standards to serve our country,” said Hirono. “This commonsense legislation honors the service of thousands of women who have served in combat roles with distinction, while strengthening our military by ensuring that every qualified service member is judged by their ability, not their gender.” “Our nation would never be ready for battle without our brave women in uniform who have earned their place in our military,” said Duckworth. “For all his bluster about meritocracy, Pete Hegseth continues to find slimy ways to push out warriors who have earned their right to serve. This threatens morale and readiness at every level. We must curb this Administration’s moronic agenda against our women in uniform by requiring gender-neutral standards that are scientifically rigorous and prohibiting gender-based exclusion in our Armed Forces, before our military is weakened any further.” The WARRIOR Act updates outdated provisions of federal law to ensure that military occupational standards are based on validated requirements of the job and applied equally to all qualified service members. This bill codifies what more than two decades of experience has already proven: maintaining rigorous, gender-neutral standards strengthens our military readiness. Despite this long-standing tradition of merit-based promotions and standards, recent reporting revealed that Hegseth blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers, five of whom are women or people of color. Hegseth’s unprecedented decision to overrule the promotion board means that for the first time in more than a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year, officials said. These actions underscore the need for statutory protections to ensure that qualified service members are evaluated on merit, rather than gender. Specifically, the WARRIOR Act reinforces merit-based standards in our Armed Forces by: The WARRIOR ACT is endorsed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Service Women's Action Network (SWAN), Minority Veterans of America, Women in Service Coalition Inc. (WiSCI), National Women's Law Center Action Fund, Former JAGs Working Group, Vet Voice Foundation. Bennet long has advocated for the U.S. Armed Forces occupation standards to be made on the basis of job requirements and on the merit of our servicemembers, not race, gender, or sexuality. In January 2025, Bennet joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), as well as 19 Senate colleagues on a resolution honoring the service of women in combat roles in the U.S. Armed Forces. In April 2023, Bennet wrote an opinion article to shed light on the many challenges that women servicemembers face. In December 2015, Bennet issued a statement following former DoD Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that all combat positions would be open to women. In January 2023, Bennet welcomed the decision by the DoD to remove the ban on women serving in direct combat. In addition to Bennet, Hirono, and Duckworth, Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.Y.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) cosponsored this legislation. Companion legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Maggy Goodlander (D-N.H.), Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), and Derek Tran (D-Calif.). The text of the bill is available HERE.

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August 19, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Neguse, Bacon Urge Defense Department to Reverse NATO Force Cuts - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: The lawmakers urge the Department of Defense to reverse planned reductions in U.S. military contributions to NATO operations in Europe, arguing that the cuts would undermine allied security and deterrence against Russian aggression at a critical moment.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), and Don Bacon (R-Neb.) led a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth regarding reports that the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to reduce contributions to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in Europe, undermining allied security and emboldening Russia at a particularly dangerous moment for trans-Atlantic security. “Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States has maintained an increased presence in Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russia’s potential aggression against NATO allies. Earlier this summer, however, the United States European Command announced plans to scale back the number of forces committed to NATO, including a 30 percent cut to fighter jets, a decrease in reconnaissance planes, and the withdrawal of aerial refueling tankers,” began the lawmakers. “This decision will severely undermine allied surveillance and intelligence coordination, leaving NATO allies vulnerable as President Vladimir Putin weighs aggression against our NATO allies — whom the United States is legally obligated to defend, if called upon under Article 5. Deterring Russia through strong support for NATO is far less costly than potentially fighting a war with Russia in the future,” wrote the lawmakers. The bipartisan trio urged Secretary Hegseth to reconsider the proposed cuts to NATO resources and requested that the DoD outline its plans for how the United States will uphold long-standing commitments to allied security. Bennet, Neguse, and Bacon also stressed that the United States must reaffirm America’s leadership within NATO, not introduce uncertainty or risk the alliance’s collective strength. “We understand your Department’s efforts to ensure Europe pays more for its own defense so the United States can spend more of our own resources deterring China across the Indo-Pacific. This is a long-running and bipartisan priority. But your planned reduction cuts deep across NATO capabilities and will take effect far earlier than European allies had been preparing for. This decision and its rapid implementation will weaken our shared deterrence posture in Europe by sending a troubling signal — both to our NATO allies and to Putin — about the U.S. commitment to this alliance at precisely the wrong moment,” continued the lawmakers. “NATO is the most successful defensive military alliance in history, having served as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic peace and U.S. national security for over seven decades. Now is the time to recommit to this alliance, particularly as NATO itself expands cooperation with Indo- Pacific partners to address the China challenge – not to pull back and create vulnerabilities that risk implicating the United States. Accordingly, we urge you to immediately reconsider the planned reduction of resources to NATO,” concluded the lawmakers. Bennet is a leading advocate for greater U.S. cooperation with NATO allies and continued support for Ukraine. Earlier this summer, Bennet led seven colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urging the Trump administration to crack down on a Russian state-backed cryptocurrency sanctions evasion network funding Russia’s war. He also voted to advance major bipartisan legislation he co-sponsors to impose sanctions on Putin’s inner circle and his enablers across Russian industry and financial institutions, the Russian shadow fleet, and firms supporting Russia’s defense industrial base. Bennet also co-sponsors bipartisan bills to impose sanctions on specific Russian oil ships and entities trading in Russian oil, respectively. Earlier this year, Bennet wrote an op-ed in EURACTIV urging the United States and like-minded allies to form a coalition to cooperatively and immediately wield Russian sovereign assets on Ukraine’s behalf. In December 2025, Bennet led a bipartisan letter to Belgian Ambassador to the U.S. Frédéric Bernard, expressing support for European efforts to leverage Russian sovereign assets to finance a loan for Ukraine. Bennet also co-sponsors bipartisan legislation to repurpose frozen Russian sovereign assets held in the United States to support Ukraine. This would build on the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, which Bennet co-sponsored and which President Joe Biden signed into law in April 2024. Additionally, Bennet leads legislation in the Senate defense and intelligence bills, both of which have passed their respective committees, to bolster drone and intelligence cooperation with Ukraine. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. We write to express our deep concern regarding public reports that the Department of Defense plans to significantly reduce U.S. contributions to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations in Europe and to reiterate the alliance’s crucial role in maintaining trans-Atlantic peace and advancing U.S. national security, particularly following the July NATO summit in Türkiye. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States has maintained an increased presence in Central and Eastern Europe to deter Russia’s potential aggression against NATO allies. Earlier this summer, however, the United States European Command announced plans to scale back the number of forces committed to NATO, including a 30 percent cut to fighter jets, a decrease in reconnaissance planes, and the withdrawal of aerial refueling tankers. This decision will severely undermine allied surveillance and intelligence coordination, leaving NATO allies vulnerable as President Vladimir Putin weighs aggression against our NATO allies — whom the United States is legally obligated to defend, if called upon under Article 5. Deterring Russia through strong support for NATO is far less costly than potentially fighting a war with Russia in the future. Yet your planned drawdown threatens to weaken deterrence by creating intelligence gaps, diminishing U.S. global power projection, eroding our credibility as an ally. Maritime reconnaissance aircraft, for example, are the primary tools for tracking Russian submarines in the Atlantic and North Sea. Without U.S. aircraft for that mission, NATO will have less capacity to monitor Russian naval movements and protect undersea infrastructure, including energy pipelines and telecommunications cables. The United States also assists with NATO’s airborne surveillance, intercepting Russian military communications and detecting Russian missiles and drone launches before they threaten allied airspace — all of which your planned drawdown could impair. Additionally, NATO depends on U.S. logistics to sustain long-range air combat. Withdrawing U.S. refueling tankers will restrict the operational range of European fighter jets and compromise NATO’s ability to maintain control of the airspace. We understand your Department’s efforts to ensure Europe pays more for its own defense so the United States can spend more of our own resources deterring China across the Indo-Pacific. This is a long-running and bipartisan priority. But your planned reduction cuts deep across NATO capabilities and will take effect far earlier than European allies had been preparing for. This decision and its rapid implementation will weaken our shared deterrence posture in Europe by sending a troubling signal — both to our NATO allies and to Putin — about the U.S. commitment to this alliance at precisely the wrong moment. Accordingly, there is strong bipartisan opposition to further troop drawdowns in Europe, as evinced by force posture oversight provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and FY 2027 NDAA text in both chambers. NATO is the most successful defensive military alliance in history, having served as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic peace and U.S. national security for over seven decades. Now is the time to recommit to this alliance, particularly as NATO itself expands cooperation with IndoPacific partners to address the China challenge – not to pull back and create vulnerabilities that risk implicating the United States. Accordingly, we urge you to immediately reconsider the planned reduction of resources to NATO. We request you provide our offices with a written description of your plans by August 31, 2026.

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August 19, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Huffman, Colleagues Fight Against Rescission of Key Energy Leasing and Public Lands Protections - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: Senator Bennet and colleagues oppose the rescission of two BLM rules protecting public lands and reducing oil and gas development impacts. They argue the rollback will harm public lands, increase pollution, reduce community input, and shift cleanup costs to taxpayers.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led their Democratic colleagues to oppose the recent rescission of two key Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas rules on leasing and waste prevention. Their rollback will harm public lands, reduce community input, increase pollution, and raise taxpayer costs. In the first letter, the lawmakers denounce the BLM’s proposal to rescind the 2024 Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process rule (the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule). The 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule ensured that the concerns of states, Tribes, and local communities were included in decision-making and was a long-overdue correction to decades of BLM policies that favored oil and gas development over other uses and led to tens of thousands of dangerous abandoned wells that became the financial responsibility of taxpayers instead of the oil and gas companies. This rule had immense public support and established a balanced framework that saved taxpayer money, ensured multi-use management of public lands, and protected cultural resources and rural communities that depend on public lands. In this letter, the lawmakers ask that the administration specifically reconsider oil and gas bonding requirements; public participation, Tribal consultation, and landowner involvement; and leasing preference criteria. “[…] BLM’s newly proposed rule threatens to dismantle this common-sense progress. We are deeply concerned that the proposed changes shift cleanup liabilities back to the public, restrict community and private landowner participation, and distort the balance required to manage America’s public lands responsibly,” wrote the lawmakers. In addition to Bennet and Huffman, Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), as well as Representatives Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.), Ed Case (D-Hawaii), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IlI.), Susie Lee (D-Nev.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Dave Min (D-Calif.), Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), Emily Randall (D-Wash.), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.), Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), and Juan Vargas (D-Calif.) signed this letter. In the second letter, the lawmakers outline their strong opposition to BLM’s proposal to overturn the 2024 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation rule (the 2024 Waste Prevention Rule). The BLM’s reversal of this commonsense rule will increase pollution on public lands, reduce domestic energy supply, expose nearby communities to avoidable health risks, and waste publicly owned natural gas, costing Americans tens of millions in foregone revenue. “We strongly urge BLM to reject this proposed rescission and maintain the 2024 Waste Prevention rule. The oil and gas resources on these lands belong to the American public and Tribal nations, and they deserve to benefit from the full value and benefits of responsible resource stewardship,” wrote the lawmakers. In addition to Bennet and Huffman, Senators Luján, Angus King (I-Maine), Whitehouse, Hickenlooper, Wyden, Heinrich, Markey, Booker, and Merkley as well as Representatives Ansari, Bonamici, Brownley, Carbajal, Sean Casten (D-IlI.), Cohen, Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), DeGette, Dexter, Dingell, Grijalva, Hoyle, Jacobs, Krishnamoorthi, Magaziner, McCollum, Min, Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Neguse, Pallone, Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Randall, Scanlon, Simon, and Vargas signed the letter. Bennet has championed reforms to make oil and gas development on federal lands safer, more fiscally responsible, and responsive to the American people. In November 2025, Bennet, Heinrich, Hickenlooper, and Luján urged U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Bureau of Land Management Acting Director Bill Groffy to maintain the federal oil and gas bonding requirements in the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule. In April 2024, Bennet welcomed the BLM’s final Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing rule. The rule followed years of Bennet's advocacy, including in December 2022 and July 2023. The Onshore Leasing Rule included reforms Bennet proposed in his PEOPLE Act to restore the role of the public, county commissioners, and other local elected leaders in shaping decisions about public land management and lease sales, and in his Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act. Bennet successfully advocated for $4.7 billion in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to plug and remediate orphan oil wells, including $25 million for Colorado. Bennet has also encouraged the federal government to follow Colorado’s lead as the first state to regulate methane. In March 2024, Bennet applauded the BLM’s final Waste Prevention Rule, which came following his urging. In December 2023, Bennet applauded a final rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require oil and gas producers to detect and fix leaks of methane. In February 2023, Bennet and Hickenlooper joined Senate colleagues to urge the EPA to use data from innovative monitoring technologies like satellite imaging and tighten restrictions on routine flaring to strengthen methane emission standards. In June 2023, Bennet joined colleagues in pushing the EPA to strengthen its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production and to swiftly implement key provisions of the Methane Emission Reduction Program. The text of the letter opposing the rescission of the 2024 Onshore Leasing Rule is available HERE. The text of the letter opposing the rescission of the 2024 Waste Prevention Rule is available HERE.

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August 18, 2026press_release_senate

Bennet, Schumer, Schrier, 88 Colleagues Demand Rescission of Trump’s Dangerous Childhood Vaccine Executive Order - U.S. Senator Michael Bennet

Position: The lawmakers oppose Trump's executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul childhood vaccine recommendations and encourage states to reconsider school immunization requirements. They argue the order contradicts scientific evidence, will reduce vaccination rates, and increase disease outbreaks.

Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier (D-Wash.) led 88 colleagues in demanding President Donald Trump rescind his executive order that directs federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encourages states to reconsider school immunization requirements. Trump’s anti-science executive order creates chaos and confusion just as millions of families across the country are preparing for the school year and are relying on science-based vaccine recommendations to protect their children and communities from preventable diseases. “At a moment when the United States is experiencing the highest surge in measles cases in thirty-five years and an increasing number of states forced to declare public health emergencies – your administration is placing more children in harm’s way rather than protecting them. This Executive Order overrides decades of scientific evidence and sows fear, chaos, and confusion. The result will not be safer or healthier children; it will be a continued decline in vaccination rates, recurring disease outbreaks, higher healthcare costs, and school disruptions that cause learning loss. Vaccines are rigorously tested and monitored for safety, and save millions of lives each year – especially the lives of children,” wrote the lawmakers. Since being confirmed, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unleashed a methodical campaign to substitute decades of science with an anti-vaccine ideology. Specifically, Trump’s latest directive pushes to break up combination vaccines into single-disease doses, ignoring the medical community’s long-standing, evidence-backed agreement that combination vaccines are safe, effective, and specifically timed to protect children when they need it most. The executive order forces families to schedule multiple doctors’ appointments with multiple co-pays, which adds unnecessary chaos, confusion, and financial strain. Compounding this issue is the deep Medicaid cuts under Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Big Act that have drastically cut access to care and increased cost burdens for low-income families. Notably, single-disease shots for routine childhood vaccines, like measles, mumps, and rubella, simply do not exist in the U.S. market. Demanding parents and pediatricians switch to non-existent vaccines creates mass confusion, stalls routine care right as children head back to school, and forces drug manufacturers into a years-long regulatory pipeline. Additionally, this executive order directs the Department of Justice to push back on longstanding state school immunization requirements, ignoring 81 percent of parents who agree that public schools should require essential immunizations like measles and polio vaccines. “The health and safety of America’s children must not be sacrificed for political theater and ideology. American children and their families deserve robust evidence-based immunization recommendations that are rooted in science. The administration’s politicization of vaccines makes American families less safe, threatens to return the U.S. to an era before routine vaccination prevented millions of infections, and is already resulting in unnecessary suffering and preventable deaths, particularly among children,” continued the lawmakers. “Every day this Executive Order remains in effect, more children go without the vaccines that would protect them, additional outbreaks become more likely, and lives are put at risk. We urge you to rescind this Executive Order immediately and restore evidence-based decision-making to federal public health policy,” concluded the lawmakers. Bennet has constantly fought against Trump and Kennedy’s anti-science agenda. Bennet issued a statement immediately following the announcement of Trump’s executive order directing federal health agencies to overhaul longstanding childhood vaccine recommendations and encouraging states to reconsider school immunization requirements. In April 2026, Bennet questioned Kennedy during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his skepticism of childhood vaccines amidst the largest measles outbreak in the U.S. in over thirty years. Additionally, in March 2025 and 2026, Bennet joined in sending a letter to Kennedy to demand the department reverse changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration websites that promote false and dangerous information about autism. In September 2025, he questioned Kennedy during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his actions undermining vaccine safety and access for American families. Bennet also joined members of the Senate Finance Committee in issuing a statement calling on Kennedy to resign due to the danger he poses to America’s health, his lies to Congress, and his spread of disinformation. In addition to Bennet, Schumer, and Schrier, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-Del.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), as well as Representatives Gabe Amo (D-R.I), Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), Nanette Barragán (D-Calif.), Ami Bera (D-Calif.), Nikki Budzinski (D-IlI.), Troy Carter (D-La.), Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.), Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.), Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas), Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), Robin Kelly (D-IlI.), Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IlI.), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), Summer Lee (D-Pa.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), John Mannion (D-N.Y.), Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), Sarah McBride (D-Del.), Jennifer McClellan (D-Va.), Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Rob Menendez (D-N.J.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), Kelly Morrison (D-Minn.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Brittney Pettersen (D-Colo.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Mike Quigley (D-IlI.), Emily Randall (D-Wash.), Jan Schakowsky (D-IlI.), Brad Schneider (D-IlI.), Eric Sorensen (D-IlI.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), Dina Titus (D- Nev.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Jill Tokuda (D-Hawaii), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), Richie Torres (D-N.Y.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), and Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) signed this letter. The text of the letter is available HERE and below. Every August, millions of American families participate in the familiar late-summer ritual of gathering school supplies, scheduling annual wellness checkups, and preparing their children to step back into the classroom. For decades, parents have trusted these routine doctor visits to protect their children against preventable, life-threatening diseases. Your August 10, 2026, Executive Order, “Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans” shatters that consensus. We write to insist that you rescind it immediately. At a moment when the United States is experiencing the highest surge in measles cases in thirty-five years and an increasing number of states forced to declare public health emergencies – your administration is placing more children in harm’s way rather than protecting them. This Executive Order overrides decades of scientific evidence and sows fear, chaos, and confusion. The result will not be safer or healthier children; it will be a continued decline in vaccination rates, recurring disease outbreaks, higher healthcare costs, and school disruptions that cause learning loss. Vaccines are rigorously tested and monitored for safety, and save millions of lives each year – especially the lives of children. Unfortunately, this directive is only the latest step in a systematic campaign by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to substitute anti-vaccine ideology for decades of scientific evidence. Since being confirmed, Secretary Kennedy has: This latest directive encouraging the breakup of combination vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shot, into single-disease doses over multiple doctor’s visits defies medical evidence and places additional burdens on families. Leading medical professionals agree that combination vaccines are safe, effective, and specifically timed to protect children when they require that immunity. Moreover, separate single-dose options for MMR are not even currently available in the United States, meaning drug manufacturers would be forced to navigate a complex, years-long approval process. This order leaves parents with inconsistent, muddled advice, further stoking unfounded fears about vaccine safety, despite the overwhelming evidence of the benefits of universal immunization for the MMR vaccine. That is not “gold standard” medicine. It is manufactured chaos. Forcing parents to schedule and pay co-pays for multiple medical visits for immunizations that were previously administered at a single appointment creates financial and logistical hardship, and is cruel to children. These burdens are compounded by the severe cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act enacted under the One Big, Beautiful Big Act, which are leaving working families without access to a primary care physician. Moreover, it increases burden for pediatricians who already face packed schedules. Finally, directing the Department of Justice to challenge long-standing state school immunization requirements perpetuates dangerous uncertainty in local communities and directly threatens public health. Overturning established, evidence-based vaccine policies creates a chaotic patchwork of rules that leaves parents, school districts, and health officials without clear guidance, while ignoring the vast majority of parents (81%) who agree that public schools should require students to receive essential immunizations like the measles and polio vaccines. The health and safety of America’s children must not be sacrificed for political theater and ideology. American children and their families deserve robust evidence-based immunization recommendations that are rooted in science. The administration’s politicization of vaccines makes American families less safe, threatens to return the U.S. to an era before routine vaccination prevented millions of infections, and is already resulting in unnecessary suffering and preventable deaths, particularly among children. Every day this Executive Order remains in effect, more children go without the vaccines that would protect them, additional outbreaks become more likely, and lives are put at risk. We urge you to rescind this Executive Order immediately and restore evidence-based decision-making to federal public health policy.

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