Washington, D.C. - The Senate this week passed a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) and fellow...
Bennet, Agriculture Committee Advance Bill to Reauthorize Child Nutrition Programs
Washington, D.C. - The Senate Agriculture Committee today passed a bipartisan bill to reauthorize child nutrition programs through 2020. The bill includes an expansion of the summer meals program...
Bennet Urges the VA to Implement Pilot Program in San Luis Valley to Increase Access to Care For Veterans
Alamosa, CO - This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging it to consider starting a pilot project in the San Luis Valley to...
Bennet Leads Push to Include Public Option in Health Insurance Reform Reconciliation Package
Denver, CO - In his continued effort to pass health care reform that lowers costs and leads to higher quality care, Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, is leading the effort in the Senate to...
Bennet: $26 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Health IT Investment, Health Sector Job Training Will Help Improve Care in Colorado
Colorado Regional Health Information Organization to Receive $21 Million HHS Grant for State's Health IT Initiatives Otero Junior College to Receive $5 Million Labor Grant for Nursing Training...
Bennet Unveils Fighting for Colorado Families – A Year in Review
Report Serves as Snapshot of Bennet's Work for Colorado Since Entering Office Highlights Work On Constituent Services, Jobs & Economy, Land and Water, Veterans, Agriculture & Rural...
Bennet Response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Washington, DC - Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, released the following statement after President Barack Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address before a Joint Session of...
Bennet Leads Senate Colleagues in Request for Failsafe Mechanism to Secure Savings in Health Care Reform
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado-joined by Senators Kay Hagan, Evan Bayh, Claire McCaskill and Mark Warner-is leading an effort to urge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to include a...
Bennet Leads Effort to Request Medicaid Funding Extension to Aid States
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, led a group of 37 of his Senate colleagues in submitting a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to provide states with an additional six month...
Bennet: Repeal Insurance Antitrust Exemptions in Health Care Reform
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator for Colorado, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy called on President Obama, Majority Leader Reid, and Speaker Pelosi to request the "inclusion...
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