Michael Bennet: “Senator Bennet of Colorado, and I, worked to pass our Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act.”

I will continue to push for necessary guardrails, critical reforms, and work towards preventing the opening of this facility.

Mr. Bennet moves to commit the bill H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance of the Senate with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 3 days, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that-- (1) are…

This new facility will not only nearly double the number of detention beds, but is in a rural location, far from the organizations that offer resources and oversight.

We should refuse to pass a bill that adds millions to our debt in order to cut taxes for the wealthiest while doing nothing for our kids. I urge my colleagues to support this motion.