WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Jason Crow, Gabe Evans, Jeff Crank, Diana DeGette, and Joe Neguse sent a bipartisan letter urging Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to work with the State of Colorado to release over $300 million in Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), and Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funding. The letter comes after the Trump Administration froze funding for these vital programs.
"These programs, CCDF, TANF, and SSBG, provide essential services to families most in...