Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Rob Portman (R-OH) to introduce a bill to convert the Independence at Home...
Bennet: Congress Needs to Get Serious about Zika Funding and Pass a Bill to Fight the Disease
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is continuing his call for Congress to pass a serious bill to combat the Zika virus. Bennet is calling for action following the Senate's...
Bennet: Zika Represents Serious Public Health Threat, No Time for Partisan Politics
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on Congressional leaders to craft a serious bill to provide researchers with emergency funding to prevent the spread of the Zika virus....
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Small Businesses Offer Health Insurance to Employees
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet this week joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a bill that would allow small businesses to resume helping their employees buy...
Bennet: Congress Must Act on Zika Funding Without Delay
Washington, D.C. - Following reports that six Zika-related pregnancies have resulted in three infants delivered with birth defects and three other lost pregnancies, Colorado U.S. Senator is calling...
Bennet, Colleagues Urge Defense, State Departments to Protect Servicemembers, Civil Servants and their Families in Zika-Affected Areas
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined 20 other Senators in sending a letter to the Department of State and Department of Defense encouraging the agencies to collaborate on...
Following Discovery of New Superbug in U.S., Bennet, Hatch to Introduce Amendment Supporting Development of New Antibiotics
Washington, D.C. - Following the discovery of a bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort, U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) will introduce their...
Bennet Urges HHS to Take Steps to Protect Olympic Athletes, Tourists from Zika
Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today requested information from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on what steps it is taking to protect Americans traveling...
Senate Passes Bennet-Backed Measure to Cover Reproductive Services for Injured Veterans
Washington, D.C. - The Senate this week passed a bill that includes a provision to help veterans who suffered service-related injuries that make it difficult for them to start families to cover the...
Bennet, Senate Advance $1.1 Billion to Combat Zika Virus
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Senate joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today in advancing $1.1 billion in emergency funding to help combat the Zika virus outbreak. The Senate is expected to...
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