Bennet Statement on Senate's Vote to End Obstruction, Reform Filibuster for Nominations

Nov 21, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today issued the following statement on the Senate’s vote to require a simple majority, instead of 60 votes, to consider and confirm executive nominations and most judicial nominations. Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court may still be subject to a 60-vote threshold. Bennet voted to reform...

Bennet: Hermosa Creek Represents Best of Colorado, Deserves Balanced Management Plan

Bennet Testifies in Support of Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Hermosa Creek Watershed

Nov 20, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining in support of his bipartisan bill to protect more than 100,000 acres of the Hermosa Creek Watershed, an area in the San Juan National Forest north of Durango. The Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act would es...

Following Interior Department's Delayed Disbursement of Millions in 2013 Mineral Leasing Revenues, Bennet Urges Senate Passage of Return our State Shares Act

Delayed Disbursements will Continue Unless Congress Acts

Nov 19, 2013

The Interior Department announced today that it ultimately disbursed over $14 billion in FY 2013 revenues from mineral leasing on public lands and waters to state, local and tribal governments – including $130 million to Colorado. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet called on the Senate to pass a bipartisan bill to ensure t...

Deadlines for Coloradans with Flood Claims Approaching

Nov 19, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is reminding Coloradans of approaching deadlines to apply for flood relief. Yesterday, FEMA announced that the deadline to apply for Individual Assistance and Small Business Administration loans has been extended to December 1. The deadline to file flood claims with the National Flood Insuranc...

Bipartisan Amendment to Consolidate Federal IT Infrastructure, Save Taxpayer Dollars Filed to Defense Authorization Bill

Amendment to Defense Bill Could Save Up to $3 Billion

Nov 19, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today led a bipartisan group of senators in introducing an amendment to help reduce waste and government inefficiency by consolidating the total number of federal data centers and making those data centers more efficient. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was introduced wi...

Bennet, Udall, Tipton Press USDA to Maintain Funding for Snow Data, Water Supply Monitoring Program

Nov 18, 2013

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Congressman Scott Tipton urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service today to prioritize funding for its Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program. The program, which monitors snowpack in Colorado's mountains and helps water managers foreca...

Senate Education Committee Members Announce Task Force to Review Higher Ed Regulations and Reporting Requirements

Task force of higher ed officials and experts will identify ways to reduce and streamline confusing or costly regulations

Nov 18, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senate education committee Ranking Member Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and members Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) today to announce the formation of a task force to examine burdens on institutions of higher education. The Task Force on Government Regulation of ...

Senate Passes Most Comprehensive Drug Safety Bill in 25 Years

Drug Quality and Security Act Now Heads to President's Desk

Nov 18, 2013

Today the Senate passed a bipartisan, bicameral bill that represents the most comprehensive effort to establish safeguards for the drug distribution supply chain in the last quarter-century. The Drug Quality and Security Act would track all prescription drugs from the time they are manufactured to the moment they are picked up at t...

Bennet, Udall: 2007 FEMA Policy Could Support Debris Removal in Evans, other Colorado Communities

Senators Identify 2007 FEMA Policy that Could Help City's Efforts to Remove Uninhabitable Mobile Homes

Nov 13, 2013

More than 200 mobile homes in the City of Evans have been damaged from September’s flooding and require removal, but the cash-strapped city is struggling to find the resources to foot the bill. To support the city’s efforts, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are calling on FEMA to use a policy for pri...

House Passes Bennet-Alexander PREEMIE Act, Heads to President's Desk

Bipartisan PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Helps Reduce Infant Deaths and Disabilities through Increased Research and Prevention of Premature Births

Nov 12, 2013

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today applauded the House of Representative’s passage of a bipartisan bill he introduced with Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, to reduce infant deaths and disabilities by expanding research, education, and ...

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Bennet Statement on Senate's Vote to End Obstruction, Reform Filibuster for Nominations

Bennet: Hermosa Creek Represents Best of Colorado, Deserves Balanced Management Plan

Bennet Testifies in Support of Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Hermosa Creek Watershed

Following Interior Department's Delayed Disbursement of Millions in 2013 Mineral Leasing Revenues, Bennet Urges Senate Passage of Return our State Shares Act

Delayed Disbursements will Continue Unless Congress Acts

Deadlines for Coloradans with Flood Claims Approaching

Bipartisan Amendment to Consolidate Federal IT Infrastructure, Save Taxpayer Dollars Filed to Defense Authorization Bill

Amendment to Defense Bill Could Save Up to $3 Billion

Bennet, Udall, Tipton Press USDA to Maintain Funding for Snow Data, Water Supply Monitoring Program

Senate Education Committee Members Announce Task Force to Review Higher Ed Regulations and Reporting Requirements

Task force of higher ed officials and experts will identify ways to reduce and streamline confusing or costly regulations

Senate Passes Most Comprehensive Drug Safety Bill in 25 Years

Drug Quality and Security Act Now Heads to President's Desk

Bennet, Udall: 2007 FEMA Policy Could Support Debris Removal in Evans, other Colorado Communities

Senators Identify 2007 FEMA Policy that Could Help City's Efforts to Remove Uninhabitable Mobile Homes

House Passes Bennet-Alexander PREEMIE Act, Heads to President's Desk

Bipartisan PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Helps Reduce Infant Deaths and Disabilities through Increased Research and Prevention of Premature Births

Bennet Testifies in Support of Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Protect Hermosa Creek Watershed

Delayed Disbursements will Continue Unless Congress Acts

Amendment to Defense Bill Could Save Up to $3 Billion

Task force of higher ed officials and experts will identify ways to reduce and streamline confusing or costly regulations

Drug Quality and Security Act Now Heads to President's Desk

Senators Identify 2007 FEMA Policy that Could Help City's Efforts to Remove Uninhabitable Mobile Homes

Bipartisan PREEMIE Reauthorization Act Helps Reduce Infant Deaths and Disabilities through Increased Research and Prevention of Premature Births

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