Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this month joined his colleges in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding the...
Bennet, Gardner Receive Update on Polio-Like Disease at Children’s Hospital Colorado
AURORA, CO – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) today met with Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers to receive an update on the recent outbreak of acute flaccid...
Bennet Urges CDC Response to Polio-Like Disease in Children in Colorado and Across Country
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield to provide more information about preventive...
Bennet Calls for Stronger Response to Opioid Crisis
Denver, CO – Today, President Trump signed into law opioids legislation that includes several provisions secured by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet. Bennet called on Congress and the...
Following News of Marijuana Committee to Mislead the Public, Bennet Secures Commitment from Administration to Use Objective Data
Washington, D.C. – In response to a letter from Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) committed to “be completely objective and dispassionate” in...
Bennet, Hatch Introduce Bill to Update Prescription Drug Labels
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) this week introduced the Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New (MODERN) Labeling Act. The bipartisan...
Bennet, Colleagues Renew Call for HELP Committee Hearings on Hurricanes’ Impact on Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with seven colleagues on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), today sent a letter to HELP Committee Chairman...
Bennet, Cassidy Lead Colleagues in Releasing Draft Legislation to End Surprise Medical Bills
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today led Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tom Carper (D-DE), Todd Young (R-IN), and Claire McCaskill (D-MO),...
Bennet Applauds Senate Passage of Opioids Package, Calls for More Action
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded Senate passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act, which includes four Bennet-sponsored provisions, and called on Congress to...
Senate Passes Bennet, Alexander “PREEMIE” Act to Give More Infants Hope for Healthier Lives
Washington, D.C. — The Senate passed legislation last night sponsored by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and...