U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today introduced a bill to create a new drug approval pathway to streamline access and encourage innovation and development of potentially lifesaving antibiotic drugs for patients, particularly Veterans who have encountered antibiotic-resistant bacteria while overseas.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in commemoration of the Orion Spacecraft Launch:

The House of Representatives passed Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet's bipartisan bill to expedite the consolidation of federal data centers that could save up to $3 billion in taxpayer dollars. The Federal Data Center Consolidation Act, cosponsored by Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Homeland Security and Government Affairs Chairman Tom Carper (D-DE), was included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an annual bill authorizing funding for the Pentagon.

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.

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.

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.

The bill establishes uniform protocols for collecting information on infant and child deaths and provides for better training for law enforcement and medical personnel.

Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement regarding the 150th Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre

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.

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. (Photo courtesy EcoFlight)