Press Releases

Bennet, Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Introduce Mental Health First Aid Bill

Colorado Behavioral Health Expert Testifies on Behalf of Bill

Jan 24, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined a bipartisan coalition of senators led by Sens. Mark Begich (D-AK), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) to introduce legislation to expand mental health first aid training and increase the effectiveness of mental health care across America. Other original cosponsor...
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Bennet, Colleagues Re-Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Backlog of Rape Kits

SAFER Act would provide greater flexibility to local law enforcement agencies

Jan 23, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Senator Jon Cornyn (R-TX), Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), today reintroduced a bipartisan bill to help law enforcement agencies process rape kits more efficiently. “The SAFER Act makes commonsense reforms to provide local law enforce...
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Udall, Bennet Introduce Amendment to Address Wildfire-Damaged Watersheds

Amendment Would Change One Word to Make Colorado Eligible for Emergency Watershed Protection Funds

Jan 23, 2013
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall introduced an amendment today to the disaster-relief legislation that would help Colorado communities in El Paso, Larimer, Teller and Weld counties repair their drinking water supplies damaged during the 2012 wildfires. The amendment follows the U.S. House of Representatives failures this year...
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Bennet, Udall Introduce Raymond Moore at Senate Confirmation Hearing

Jan 23, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall today introduced U.S. District Court nominee Raymond Moore at his confirmation hearing held by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Moore, the current federal public defender for Colorado and Wyoming, was nominated to the U.S. District Court of the District of Colorado to replace Chie...
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Bennet, Udall, DeGette to Hold Information Session for Denver Nonprofits

Jan 23, 2013
Senators Michael Bennet and Mark Udall and Congresswoman Diana DeGette will hold an information event on Wednesday, Jan. 30, for Denver-based nonprofits who serve minority populations. Mile High United Way and the U.S. Department of Labor also are cohosts of the informational event, to be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Mile High...
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Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Farm Bill in 113th Congress

Bill Includes Provisions to Improve Agriculture and Conservation Programs Important to Colorado

Jan 22, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined several of his colleagues on the Senate Agriculture Committee to reintroduce the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act in the 113th Congress. The bill is virtually identical to the Farm Bill passed last year in the Senate that enjoyed broad, bipartisan support and contained $23 bill...
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Bennet Applauds New Hiring at Vestas Pueblo Plant

Wind PTC Extension an "important factor"? in expansion

Jan 16, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today hailed the announcement by Vestas Corporation that it would “ramp up” production at its Pueblo plant, resulting in more than 100 jobs by the end of March. “Vestas’ expansion is great news for the region and our state. It means more than 100 jobs for workers in sou...
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Bennet Salutes Salazar for Service to Colorado, Nation

Jan 16, 2013
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today saluted Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for his service to the state of Colorado and to the country. Salazar announced this morning that he will step down as the head of the Department of Interior in March after over four years of service. “Secretary Salazar has been an exemplary le...
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