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Bennet Introduces ‘Protect the West’ Act to address wildfires and drought

Legislation aims to invest in the environment with sustainable financial efforts

Colorado representative, senators want $60B to reduce fire risk, restore Western land

The Protect the West Act is sponsored by Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper and Rep. Jason Crow

Senators laud $86 million grant promoting clean drinking water to rural areas

PFAS can cause cancer, liver damage, decreased fertility and other diseases

Biden addresses climate change, jobs and fentanyl crisis in State of the Union speech

President specifically mentioned droughts in the Southwest

La Plata County commissioners head to D.C. for nationwide conference

Porter-Norton and Salka will attend National Association of Counties legislative meeting

Water, housing and democracy: Senators lay out priorities in Congress

Bennet and Hickenlooper hope to make progress on curbing climate change

Bennet pushes for information on firefighter housing, aims to create more affordability

As service workers struggle to find affordable housing, retention rates suffer

Bennet, Hickenlooper secure $3.1 million in funding for La Plata County projects

Support for substance use treatment center, new Fort Lewis College nursing program included in Senate version of annual spending bill

Bennet calls for ‘strong bipartisan vote’ in favor of Dolores River Canyon protection bill

Proposed legislation rooted in ‘thoughtful compromise,’ senator says

Republicans must wait until 2026 before they have any real shot at winning back power in Colorado

Democrats have never held this amount of sustained control at the state or congressional levels

Michael Bennet elected to his third U.S. Senate term as Colorado voters reject Republican Joe O’Dea

If Bennet, a Democrat, serves his full six-year term, he will become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator in the century since state legislatures stopped selecting senators

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet says ‘it’s kind of like family everywhere I go’

Democrat incumbent discusses previous accomplishments, future goals ahead of midterm elections