WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led members of the Colorado delegation - including U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse, Brittany Pettersen, Jason Crow, Jeff Hurd, and Diana DeGette - to urge Administrator Kelly Loeffler to take action over the Small Business Administration's (SBA) failure to provide prompt spend authority for the Colorado Small Business Development Center (SBDC). The Colorado SBDC is the only statewide, nationally accredited business assistance program serving all 64 counties, with 14 local service centers across the state.

"As of writing, Colorado's SBDC has not received a Notice of Award for its 2026 fund...