Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today sent a letter expressing concerns with a recent news report that the White House has established a so-called Marijuana Policy...
Bennet Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Study Effects of Technology on Children
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to authorize the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a research program on the...
Bennet Provisions Included in Senate Finance Committee’s Work to Combat Opioid Crisis
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the Finance Committee included two of his bills, the Every Prescription Conveyed Securely (EPCS) Act and the Assessing Barriers to Opioid...
Bennet, Alexander Introduce “PREEMIE” Bill to Give Infants Hope for Healthier Lives
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the committee, this week...
Bennet, Gardner Call for Assessment of Drug Treatment Availability and Effectiveness in Correctional Facilities
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R), with six other bipartisan senators, this week requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) examine how...
Bennet, Schatz to NIH: Are we becoming addicted to tech?
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge FCC to Expand Rural Health Program
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, with a group of 30 U.S. senators, today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the funding cap for a program aimed at...
Bennet Secures Three Provisions in Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today secured three provisions in the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act, which unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Health,...
Bennet, Bipartisan Senators Request Funds to Fully Implement Mental Health Reform Act
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a cosponsor of the Mental Health Reform Act signed into law in 2016, called for robust funding to fully implement the law and help make...
Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Provide Mental Health Support to Agricultural Communities
Washington, D.C. – Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D) and Cory Gardner (R) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to provide farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers with critical...