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Bennet, Baldwin, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Mental Health Resources for Farmers, Rural Communities

Farmers’ Suicide Rate Is Three and a Half Times Higher Than The General Population

May 22, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of colleagues to introduce the Farmers First Act of 2023, legislation to address the mental health crisis in rural America and expand access to critical mental health support and resources for our nation’s farming and ranching communities.
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Bennet, Wyden Introduce Bill to Increase Access to Mental and Behavioral Health Care for Kids, Seniors, and Low-Income Americans

Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act Ensures Medicare and Medicaid Plans Treat Mental and Physical Health Care Equally

Mar 22, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, member of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the Better Mental Health Care for Americans Act to expand access to mental and behavioral health care for Americans on Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid.
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Bennet Urges Biden Administration to Hold Big Pharma Accountable, Lower Prescription Drug Costs

Senators Push CMS To Ensure Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act Provisions That Will Reduce Cost of Medicare Part B Medications

Mar 14, 2023
?Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) along with 19 of his Senate colleagues in urging Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to ensure swift implementation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provisions that will lower the cost of Medicare Part B prescription drugs.
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Bennet, Cardin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Reduce Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

The Financing Lead Out of Water Act Allows Public Water Utilities to Issue Tax-Exempt Bonds to Fund Public and Private Lead Pipe Removal

Mar 10, 2023
Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet led U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in introducing the Financing Lead Out of Water (FLOW) Act.
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Bennet, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bill to Codify Roe v. Wade

Women’s Health Protection Act Would Codify Right to Choose Into Law, Guarantee National Abortion Access

Mar 10, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined 47 of their Senate colleagues to re-introduce the Women’s Health Protection Act, landmark legislation that would guarantee access to abortion nationwide.
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VIDEO: On Senate Floor, Bennet Urges the Pentagon to Consider Access to Reproductive Care in Major Basing and Personnel Decisions, Including Space Command

Mar 08, 2023
Today on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted the effect of state abortion bans on our military readiness and national security, and urged the Department of Defense (DoD) to consider access to reproductive care in major basing and personnel decisions, including the decision of where to permanently base U.S. Space Command.
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Bennet, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Protect Children From Losing Health Care Coverage

Feb 27, 2023
Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and their colleagues in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging the agency to ensure that the gains made in reducing the number of uninsured children are not lost as states begin to unwind Medicaid policies that have been in place since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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