Senator Michael Bennet

Nov 14

On Senate Floor, Bennet Urges Congress to Extend Funding for Ukraine

Remarks on the Senate floor urging Congress to extend funding for Ukraine — As Delivered. I’m glad to be here today. I think it’s important for us to have this debate. This is a debate. People on the other side always say it’s not one. I heard my colleague…

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Nov 8

Francis Lovett’s Vision for Camp Hale

World War II veteran Francis Lovett delivered these remarks at the Vail Town Hall for the Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument Management Plan Kick-Off on October 21, 2023. It’s true, I am 101. I was at Camp Hale from just about its opening until we left to go to Italy…

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Oct 11

Honoring the Victims of the Deadly Terrorist Attack Against Israel

This letter was read at a vigil in Denver on October 9th, 2023, to honor the victims of Hamas’s deadly terrorist attack against Israel. We will remember October 7th as the day Israel came under attack by terrorists who sought to destroy it, and everything it stands for and everything…

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Oct 3

On Senate Floor, Bennet Speaks on U.S. Support for Ukraine

Remarks on the Senate floor on U.S. support for Ukraine — As Delivered. Thank you, Madam President. I’m sorry that you’re having to stay here so late tonight, but I’m glad you’re in the chair. I wanted to come down to the floor now that the vote is done…

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Sep 18

Honoring Irish Miners in Leadville, Colorado

Remarks at the Leadville Irish Miners’ Memorial Unveiling — As Delivered September 16, 2023 Leadville North, Colorado The ambassador has already shared the remarkable history of this place: of the thousands of Irish men and women who escaped famine and poverty to these rugged mountains. They came here to share…

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Aug 14

Honoring John Fielder

Remarks as Delivered — Bennet Honors John Fielder At A History Colorado Event in February 2023 Thank you, it is wonderful to be with all of you tonight. Dawn, Luis and Tamara. Thanks for bringing us together in this beautiful, beautiful place. And John, there’s so much that we…

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Jul 17

On Senate Floor, Bennet Makes the Case for a New Federal Body to Regulate Digital Platforms and AI

Remarks on the Senate floor making the case for a new federal body to regulate digital platforms and AI — As Delivered. DPCA Floor Speech Thank you, Madam President. I’m sorry that I didn’t have the chance to say thank you to our colleague from Connecticut for his speech…

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Jul 12

Remarks in Support of Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act and CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing

Thank you for the opportunity to, once again, speak about two bills that are very, very important to Colorado: the Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, and the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy, or CORE, Act that Senator Hickenlooper and I are championing together. Coloradans…

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May 1

Remarks at the Cities Summit of the Americas

Remarks at the Cities Summit of the Americas — As Delivered This is the perfect place, I think, for this gathering, because in so many ways, Colorado embodies the shared cultural, and economic, and political ties all across the Americas. Colorado — obviously — to begin with, is a…

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Mar 29

On Senate Floor, Bennet Urges Colleagues to Repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force

Remarks on the Senate floor in support of repealing the 1991 and 2002 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force — As Delivered. This week, the Senate debates whether to end two authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq. Congress passed the first authorization in 1991 for…

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