Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after the House passed some drought assistance measures instead of a long-term Farm Bill that would provide much-needed...
Wind PTC Wins Major Victory
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet praised the inclusion of an extension of the wind energy production tax credit (PTC) in a tax extenders bill passed by the Senate Finance Committee today....
Bennet Applauds Final Congressional Approval of Iran Sanctions Bill
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following final Congressional approval of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which includes an amendment, led by Bennet...
Bennet, Moran, Colleagues Urge Finance Committee to Include Wind PTC in Tax Extenders Package
Mark Udall, Scott Brown, Harkin and Boozman Join Bipartisan Letter Senate Finance Committee Expected to Consider Tax Extenders Tomorrow U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mark...
Failure to Act on Farm Bill, Postal Reform Hurting Rural Communities
House leadership yesterday announced it would not consider the 2012 Farm Bill before going home for the August district work period. It would instead pass an emergency drought assistance package...
Bennet Statement on House Passage of Bill to Open Legal Access to Manitou Incline Trail
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on House passage of a bill that would help open access to the Manitou Incline Trail. The bill was introduced by U.S. Rep. Doug...
Bennet Congratulates RFTA and RTD on Being Recognized as White House Champions of Change
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today congratulated the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) for being recognized by the White House...
Bennet, Coburn Push Plan to Reduce $2.4 Billion in Government Waste by Consolidating Federal IT Infrastructure
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) have filed a bipartisan amendment to the cybersecurity bill to conserve energy, save taxpayer dollars and reduce government waste...
New Free Preventive Health Care Services for Colorado Women
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the Department of Health and Human Service’s announcement of new preventive health care services now available to women...
Colorado Families Receive $27 Million in Health Insurance Rebates
Families in Colorado are receiving over $27 million in reimbursements from their health insurance companies because of a provision, known as the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rule, in the Affordable Care...
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