Following a tour of flood damage and the ongoing recovery efforts in Lyons today with Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Governor John Hickenlooper, Secretary of Housing and...
Bennet Urges More Access to Medicare Data to Help Reduce Costs, Offer Better Care
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today urged the Senate Finance Committee to explore options to expand access to Medicare claims level data to help evaluate doctor and hospital performance and...
Bennet Applauds Creation of USDA Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take new steps to save consumers money...
Bennet Talks Train Horns with Northern Colorado Officials
They rival the noise of jackhammers (~100 decibels), rock concerts (~110 decibels), and jet planes (~100 decibels). Train horns can reach noise levels of up to 110 decibels, and today Colorado U.S....
Bennet Bill to Reduce Premature Births Becomes Law
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the President’s signature on his bipartisan bill to reduce infant deaths and disabilities by expanding research, education, and intervention...
President Signs Bennet’s Landmark Bill to Secure Drug Supply
President Barack Obama today signed into a law a bipartisan, bicameral bill co-authored by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet to establish new safeguards for the drug distribution supply chain....
Bennet, Udall Request Emergency Funding for Flood Recovery, Wildfire Mitigation
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today are urging Senate Appropriators to provide emergency funding to support Colorado’s continuing recovery efforts in the aftermath of...
Bennet, Udall Applaud Flood Recovery Funding to Restore Damaged Watersheds
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today welcomed the release of $11.7 million from the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program...
Bennet Welcomes Repeal of Land-Acquisition Waiver for Expansion of Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today welcomed the U.S. Department of Defense’s announcement that it is withdrawing its land-acquisition waiver that would have to expand the Pinon Canyon...
First Small Hydro Project in Colorado Moves Forward Thanks to Regulatory Efficiency Act
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today announced that the Silverton-based San Juan County Historical Society's small hydro project would be allowed to move forward without...