Releases
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December 4, 2014
Bennet: Full Funding of PILT Needed for Long-Term Certainty
Bennet welcomed the inclusion of $70 million included in the National Defense Authorization Act for PILT but called on Congress to provide more certainty to communities that rely on these resources to provide essential services.
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December 4, 2014
Bennet-Backed Bill to Better Understand Sudden Unexpected Deaths of Children Heading to President’s Desk
The bill establishes uniform protocols for collecting information on infant and child deaths and provides for better training for law enforcement and medical personnel.
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December 4, 2014
Bennet, Hatch Introduce Bill to Cut Red Tape, Boost Innovation in Health IT
The Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers' Health (MEDTECH) Act would exempt low-risk medical software and mobile apps from FDA regulation and provide greater certainty regarding what software will be regulated by the agency to protect consumers.
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December 4, 2014
Bennet Presses NRCS on Efficient Implementation of Farm Bill Conservation Programs
In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Bennet raised concerns he's heard from rural Colorado communities that new conservation programs like the Agricultural Land Easement program are not being implemented as Congress intended.
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December 3, 2014
Bennet Chairs Hearing on Benefits of Natural Gas, Highlights Bipartisan Bill to Create Tax Parity for LNG
Bennet today held a hearing of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure to highlight the benefits of natural gas as a transportation fuel and to explore how the tax code can spur increased use of natural gas in the sector.
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December 3, 2014
Hermosa Creek Bill Included in Defense Authorization Act
The bipartisan, bicameral bill to protect the Hermosa Creek watershed has been included in the National Defense Authorization Act, one of the few remaining bills Congress is expected to debate this year.
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December 3, 2014
Bennet Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Sand Creek Massacre
Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement regarding the 150th Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre
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November 21, 2014
Bennet Statement on Iran Nuclear Negotiations
Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.
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November 21, 2014
Bennet, Udall Applaud Senate Passage of Bill to Help Four Corners Residents Access Colorado TV News, Emergency Information
Bennet and Udall have been longtime proponents of improving communications infrastructure and connectivity throughout Colorado.
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November 20, 2014
President’s Executive Action a Result of Congressional Inaction to Fix Broken Immigration System
Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement on the President's decision to use his executive authority to fix portions of our broken immigration system.
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November 19, 2014
HELP Committee Passes Bennet-Backed Bill to Better Understand Sudden Unexpected Deaths of Children
The bill establishes uniform protocols for collecting information on infant and child deaths and provides for better training for law enforcement and medical personnel.
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November 19, 2014
Bennet, HELP Committee Pass Bill to Speed Development of Ebola Treatments
The bipartisan bill would add Ebola to FDA's priority review "voucher" program, a program at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) designed to encourage the development of new drugs for neglected tropical diseases. Currently Ebola is not listed as a qualifying tropical disease.
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November 19, 2014
Longmont Leader Testifies at Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Tax Relief after Natural Disasters
Longmont resident Sean Cronin testified before the Senate Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight's hearing entitled "Tax Relief after Disaster: How Individuals, Small Businesses, and Communities Recover."
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November 17, 2014
Bill to Improve Child Care for Colorado Families Heads to President's Desk with Bennet Provision
A provision sponsored by U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Republican Senator Johnny Isakson to promote a more coordinated system of early learning and care programs is on its way to the President's desk as a part of the reauthorization of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act.
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November 13, 2014
Local Communities, Bennet, Tipton Reach Agreement on Hermosa Creek Bill; Senate Committee Advances Bill to Full Senate
The bill would protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango.
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November 12, 2014
Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Speed Development of Ebola Treatments
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) to introduce a bill to speed the development of treatments and vaccines for Ebola.
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November 11, 2014Bennet Statement in Honor of Veterans Day
