Michael will prioritize the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing affordable units, leveraging state resources, tax credits, and private investment to maintain homes for families across Colorado.
Bennet promises to prioritize the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing affordable housing units using state resources, tax credits, and private investment.
Occurrences
Evidence
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured over $141 million for 110 projects through congressionally directed spending (CDS) in the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) appropriations bills passed by Congress. Since the CDS process was officially reinstated in 2022, Bennet has secured nearly $500 million for the state of Colorado.
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, our nation’s most successful housing program, was given a boost of support today with the introduction of the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act in the Senate. Lead sponsors Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Marsha Blackburn (R-TN.) and Ron Wyden (D-OR.) reintroduced the AHCIA with 30 bipartisan cosponsors, a significant number which we expect to expand on in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Steve Daines (R-MT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) today introduced the More Homes on the Market Act, which would make housing more available and affordable by amending the tax code to allow sellers to exclude additional funds from capital gains taxes, incentivizing homeowners to sell their homes and increasing market supply.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced the Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for Infrastructure (LOCAL Infrastructure) Act of 2025. The legislation would amend the federal tax code to restore state and local governments’ ability to use advance refunding to manage bond debt and reduce borrowing costs for public infrastructure projects.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Michael Bennet, D-Colo., have introduced the American Infrastructure Bonds Act. This bipartisan legislation would help state and local governments finance critical infrastructure projects. The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided much-needed funding, but many rural communities continue to struggle with high interest rates that delay crucial projects. The American Infrastructure Bonds Act would address this challenge by establishing a taxable, direct-pay bond program, expanding investment opportunities for infrastructure improvements nationwide.
We must work together to increase the supply of homes where people need them and at prices they can afford. Our strategy must include a combination of incentives and tools to encourage new development, promote the rehabilitation of existing property, and enable the preservation of affordable and attainable housing already in the marketplace.
Assessments
Multiple pieces of evidence indicate that Senator Bennet made substantial legislative and appropriations efforts—securing project funding, introducing housing-related bills and tax credits, and promoting direct support for housing rehabilitation. However, while several relevant policies and funding measures were championed or sponsored by Bennet, there is no clear evidence that a systematic statewide prioritization of acquisition and rehabilitation of existing affordable housing units using state resources, tax credits, and private investment was fully realized as initially promised. The efforts are significant, ongoing, and policy-aligned, but fulfillment is partial due to lack of confirmation of all promise components being achieved.